By Ushang Ewa The Old Market road in Ikom local government area has been shut down due to a huge pile of refuse that has taken over. The road, less than a kilometer in length connects Oche-Dore street known for harboring prostitutes to the busy Calabar road and lies just a kilometer south of the
By Jonathan Ugbal Following the November 5, 2017 clash between Fulani hersdmen and farmers in Ugaga community of Yala local government area which left one herdsman dead, an Ugaga man amputated and three others allegedly missing, the two parties have met and written the state pledging to maintain a cordial relationship. This was the consensus
By Jonathan Ugbal A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Barrister Venatius Ikem has confirmed to CrossRiverWatch his intention to contest the 2019 gubernatorial election in Cross River State. Mr. Ikem, disclosed this to CrossRiverWacth in a telephone conversation on Sunday afternoon where he expressed confidence that he will definitely contest on the platform of
By Ushang Ewa The member representing Ogoja/Yala federal constituency in the House of Representatives, Honorable Jarigbe Agom (PDP) has debunked claims that he is crediting the accounts of the new intakes into the Cross River University of Technology from his constituency with the sum of NGN75,000 each. Mr. Agom took to Facebook to debunk the
By Ushang Ewa The Cross River State House of Assembly will on Tuesday, January 9, 2018 hold a town hall engagement meeting the House leadership tweeted on Friday. “The CRSHA will on Tuesday 9th of January hold a Town Hall Engagement meeting at the Cultural Centre on the #ConstitutionalAmendments,” the Leadership tweeted via its handle;
By CrossRiverWatch Admin One day I will break down the economic benefits of a WELL RUN Carnival Calabar and festivals with multiple corporate sponsors. When I ran the youth development zone program within the festival we attracted sponsorship from corporate bodies to run our overheads and still contributed to the general purse. Remember all those
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Nigerian minister of information, culture and tourism, Alhaji Lai Mohammed said recently while flagging off the 3rd Carnival Calabar dry run in Calabar the Cross River State capital: “I also want to take this opportunity to appeal to the world to see this street party beyond dancing and beyond the costumes.
By Ushang Ewa CrossRiverWatch has reliably gathered that the Cross River State Finance Commissioner, Asuquo Ekpenyong Jr, had turned down appearing on a radio program; ‘The Dialogue With Agba Jalingo’ on Hit 95.9 FM Calabar to sing karaoke in his father’s hotel, Channels View Hotel. Mr. Ekpenyong had being invited to join the Special Adviser