By CrossRiverWatch admin The Magistrates Court in Ugep, Yakurr Local Government in Cross River State went up in flames today morning leaving practically nothing in the aftermath. The inferno which reportedly started at 3 a.m could not be put off as residents were still sleeping and the fire service was unable to respond. CrossRiverWatch gathered
By CrossRiverWatch admin A factional Leader of the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign States of Biafra, MASSOB, Solomon Chukwu, has said that the people of the Niger Delta area and the former Eastern region are part of Biafra, and remains committed to actualize an independent state of their own. In a statement credited
By Odey Ojeka Two young men from Utom Ijiman, Ugep in Yakurr local government area of Cross River State have been held for stealing fifteen pieces of timber on Christmas day, 25th of December 2015. The suspects, Eteng Nsoni and Junior popularly known as AKBC, who are both natives of Utom Ijiman, Ugep were caught
By Our Correspondent The Ugep Council of Chiefs, (the Binahs) early this morning, Friday selected a 57 years old serving Master Warrant Officer in the Nigerian Army, Ofem Ubana, as the new Obol Lopon of Ugep. Ofem Ubana who is still the Chief Clerk, Amphibious Training School, ATS Calabar told CrossRiverWatch that with his elevation,
By Our Correspondent The newly established Institute of Technology and Management (ITM) by the Cross River State Government today matriculated its first set of students. The Institute, situated in Ugep, and modeled after Highbury College, Portsmouth, is managed by the United Kingdom Institute. At the moment it offers courses in Business Management and Entrepreneurship, Information
by crossriverwatch admin It is not in doubt, the role that education plays as a catalyst for economic transformation and socio –political advancement; therefore, the need for any government to beam its’ focus on repositioning the sector cannot be over emphasized. From the basic formative level, which is the primary, through to the secondary stage
by crossriverwatch admin All is now set for the resumption of academic activities at the Institute of Technology and Management, ITM in Ugep, Yakurr Local Government in Cross River State, CrossRiverWatch can authoritatively report. The school had already conducted its first admission tests which held in Calabar and Lagos late last year. The initial date
by crossriverwatch admin The Cross River State Commissioner For Information, Chief Akin Ricketts has commended the Nigeria Communication Commission, NCC for holding a one day interactive session between the various telecommunication network/service providers operating within Cross River and its’ environ and the general public which held recently in Calabar. The Commissioner appealed to the service