By Patrick Obia Jesam Ebri and Rose Ofem have emerged winners of the 2019 Mr. and Miss Leboku beauty peagent. The duo were crowned King and Queen early hours of Friday at the Ubi Ujong Inah Conference Centre, Ugep, Yakurr Local Government. The pageantry is part of activities marking the Leboku festival, which is the
By Jonathan Ugbal ‘Humanity’ is the theme for the 2019 edition of the Carnival Calabar and Festivals. It was unveiled moments ago by Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State where he said there was need for people to humane in their activities in order to have a better society. The unveiling of the theme
By Jonathan Ugbal The Cross River State Government has appropriated over N14.5 billion for tourism related activities under the purview of the Special Adviser Governor’s Office, a study of the 2019 budget of Qabalistic Densification shows. A newly introduced African Festival of Arts and Culture (Africult) will cost the State N300 million while a motor
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Simbee Davis, an upcoming actress, has accused Innocent Udeme Udofot, singer better known as MC Galaxy, of sexually abusing her some years back – The Cable reports. She brought the revelation to light days after Biodun Fatoyinbo, senior pastor of the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly (COZA), made the news following accusations of sexual assault. Last
By Our Reporter The Cross River State Government has announced Saturday, July 27, 2019 as environmental sanitation day. His was contained in a statement issued by the immediate past commissioner for tourism in the State, Mr. Eric Anderson who currently heads a group of people tasked to take care of cleanliness and refuse evacuation issues.
By Archibong Jeremiah The last of the surviving highlife kings and musical kings of Cross River origin, Mr. Darlington Offiong is dead. Mr. Darlington died at about 2:25am on Friday 21/06/2019 at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH) after a brief illness. According to his son, Mr. Edem Darlington, a Premium Times journalist, Known
By Our Reporter The Catholic Diocese of Ogoja on Saturday blacklisted two priests, Reverend Fathers Peter Mark Okoi and Alfred Umagu. A statement issued by the All Hallows Chancery said the duo are no longer answerable to the Church as they have since left. “Our attention has been drawn to the presence and activities of
By CrossRiverWatch Admin “Nigeria on the march again, looking for Mr. President. MKO, is our man o…” This iconic tune was on the lips of every man, woman, and child back in 1993. It was the official campaign song for Moshood Kashimawo Abiola, the presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the annulled