by crossriverwatch admin Mr Rekpene Bassey, the Cross River State Security Adviser has lost his mother, Mrs. Akador Elizabeth Odu, who passed on at the Nigerian Navy Hospital Calabar, on the 13th of June, 2014 at the age of 84 years. In a letter addressed to CrossRiverWatch, Mr. Bassey stated that Mrs Odu was a
by crossriverwatch admin Chief Linus Okom, fondly called Ada Bekwara is a political kingmaker in Bekwara Local Government Area and Cross River State. He was recently selected as the chairman of the northern senatorial caucus of the ruling PDP in the state. The caucus has been saddled with the task of producing a single candidate
by crossriverwatch admin Councilors in the Central Senatorial District of Cross River State have denied adopting any one candidate for the Senatorial seat in 2015 as claimed in a newspaper publication. A statement signed by Hon. Namgbe Blessing Abene, the Leader of the Ikom Legislative Council stated that during a visit by some councilors in
by crossriverwatch admin In a bid to reduce the number of unemployed in the country and add value to the society, the University of Calabar Entrepreneurship Development Center graduated her second batch of students who had undergone training at the center. Speaking at the event, Prof. Owan Enoh who was chairman of the occasion said
by crossriverwatch admin The University of Calabar yesterday announced the cancellation of the Students Union Government Elections after three students were shot “accidentally” by the school security operatives known as Surveillance. The announcement was made by the Vice Chancellor Prof James Epoke after a seemingly peaceful election snowballed into protest and a call for cancellation
by crossriverwatch admin Two women, one a staff of the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital and a mother of three alleged to be child traffickers were on Tuesday evening paraded by men of the Cross River State Quick Intervention Squad, QIS, for being part of the syndicate that has been snatching children in Calabar. Commander
by crossriverwatch admin The clearest indication that President Goodluck Jonathan will contest the 2015 presidential election emerged yesterday in Calabar, Cross River State with the ringing endorsement of the President for the election by South-South governors and leaders of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP). The endorsement of the President for the 2015 presidential election was
by crossriverwatch admin Senator representing Cross River North Senatorial District, Senator Benedict Ayade is set to commence training on how to fabricate low cost, pro-poor, energy conserving houses for his constituents. The training scheduled to commence tomorrow, Monday August 4, 2014 has seen the arrival of two experts from Italy who are expected to train