By CrossRiverWatch Admin Teachers day is a special day dedicated to all teachers, it is celebrated every year on the 5th of October to honor the teachers and appreciate their special contributions towards education. The first teachers day was celebrated in India in 1962. The role of teachers in everyone’s life is great as they
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Member representing Obudu/Obanliku/Bekwara Federal constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Legor Idagbo has refuted rumors making rounds that he was humiliated at the just concluded Northern Cross River Cultural Festival, NORTHFEST in Ogoja. Hon. Legor is rumored to have been asked to vacate his seat at the VIP section of
By Archibong Jeremiah The Special Adviser Inter Party Affairs to the Cross River State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade and a former Chairman of the State Chapter of the Labor Party, Mr. Austin Ibok has revealed that the ousted former Acting State Chairman of the Labour Party Mr. Baron Eyo was “by law, never a Chairman
By Archibong Jeremiah Mr. Akwaji Henry, a lawyer has commenced distribution of note books to 10 selected government schools across the 10 political wards in Bekwarra Local Government Area of Cross River State. It will be recalled that young lawyer also recently organized a footbal competition among political wards in the LGA where trophies and
By Ogar Monday The Cross River State Commissioner for Petroleum Resources, Hon. Itaya Nyong has stated that the State is on the verge of having a modular refinery that will kick off within the next 2 years as plans for the refinery have reached advanced stage. The Commissioner who made this known while speaking with
By Odey Ojeka The youth forum in Ugep community of central Cross River state have commenced a sensitization and reorientation campaign to checkmate the menace of gangstarism in the area. The President of the forum, Stephen ‘Ewa’ George on Tuesday led youth leaders in the four political wards that make up Ugep where he called
By Obeten Godfrey Experts in the tourism sector in Cross River State say that the State still lags behind when it comes to tourism development in the country. They barred their minds recently while speaking as guests on the program, “The Dialogue with Agba Jalingo” on Hit 95.9FM, Calabar on the topic: Sustainable Tourism in
By Ushang Ewa The Cross River State government is on the verge of losing a USD5 million grant from the United Nations Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council due to it’s failure to provide the counterpart funding of NGN104 million to expand the sanitation and hygiene program. This equals NGN1,802,500,000.00 (one point eight billion Naira)