By Efa Sunday Some aggrieved contestants of the just concluded Cross River Northern Festival (NorthFest) pageant have called for the sum of NGN500,000 to be paid to each of them as compensation. The contestants, numbering about a dozen said they had been tricked by the secretary of the NorthFest pageant subcommittee, Mr. Noel Ugbong and
By Efa Sunday and Mary Bassey The secretary of the Cross River State North Festival (NorthFest) pageant subcommittee, Mr. Noel Ugbong has said that the proceeds from the sale of tickets to the event paid into his account was for “accountability and easy payment of their partners.” Mr. Ugbong stated this on Tuesday at a
By Rose Ofem The controversies trailing the conduct of the 2018 edition of the Cross River State Northern Festival (NorthFest) pageant, ex-beauty queen and contestant in that pageant, Jesustina Ogar has said that the event was a charade shrouded in confusion which has cast a shadow on the industry in the State. Miss Ogar stated
By Godwin Otang The Cross River Government has said that it is working on the legislation that will regulate the pageant industry in the State in a bid to streamline practices and protect both organisers and contestants. This followed calls from several quarters for a moratorium to be placed on the industry due to the
By Martha Abua A former beauty queen, Miss Victoria Ana has confirmed claims of demands of sexual gratification by organisers of pageants in Nigeria. Miss Ana, who is the founder of ‘Life Begins Initiative’ stated this Sunday in Calabar while speaking on ‘The Dialogue With Agba Jalingo’ a radio program on Hit FM where she
By David Nsa and Margaret Adado There are words and phrases in the English language which many now refer to as the ‘magic words’ due to the effect they have on people who hold such dear and as principles. These include the word ‘Please’ and the phrase, ‘I am sorry.’ The Cambridge dictionary defines the
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The emergence of the new King and Queen of the Cross River North Festival (NorthFest) pageant held in Ogoja was preceded by drama and confusion, CrossRiverWatch authoritatively reports. Lifu Yokyshor Lifu from Ogoja emerged as Queen and Patrick Joseph Adie from Obudu local government area as King after the contestants were made
By Jonathan Ugbal The Lost Café, a movie produced by Norway based Cross Riverian, Regina Idu Udalor has now won five awards, been nominated seven times and screened at ten different film festivals since its premiere in October 30, 2017 at the African International Film Festival (AFRIFF) in Lagos. A list compiled by CrossRiverWatch shows