By Obeten Godfrey Federal lawmaker, Honorable Jarigbe Agom (PDP, Ogoja/Yala) and the co-author of the book, ‘Stepping Forward Eith Uti J.D Agba’ have several other notable personalities to celebrate a former guber aspirant, Prince Goddy Jedy-Agba on the occasion of his sixtieth birthday celebration. Mr. Agba was born on August 20, 1958 and turned 60
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Popular Afropop and Afrobeat musician, David Adeleke a.k.a ‘Davido’ on Thursday paid a visit to the Chairman of the Governing Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission NDDC, Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba in Portharcourt, the Rivers State capital. It is unclear what prompted the visit, but sources close to Mr. Ndoma-Egba said he
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The University of Calabar (UNICAL) has signed agreements with the Cross River State Broadcasting Corporation (CRBC) and Hit FM for the training of students of the Department of Mass Communication and Digital Media. This is geared towards equipping students of the department with requisite practical skills in digital media and broadcasting said
By Our Reporter Sammy Okposo, Chris Shalom, Aity Dennis, Johnnie Akpanke, Glowreeyah Braimah, Freke Umoh, Simeone Douglas, and a host of other gospel artists will be performing live at the Forever Concert in Calabar today. Addressing a press conference yesterday the host, Mrs. Eno Michael explained that the reason behind the choice of hosting the
By Kebeh Eteng: Agency Report Natives of Ukelle in Yala local government area of Cross River State and those of Izzi local government area of Ebonyi state on Tuesday, agreed to a ceasefire deal. This followed a meeting between both communities at the instance of both state governments. Youths and traditional rulers at the event
By Ushang Ewa The Speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly, Honorable John Gaul Lebo (PDP Abi) has said that the House cannot deliberate on the loan the state government obtained for the Calabar Media City Special Purpose Vehicle. Mr. Lebo said the matter is currently subjudice after Nigeria’s anti graft agency, the
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Senator Ben Ayade, the governor of Cross River State has unveiled “Africanism” as the theme for the 2018 edition of the Carnival Calabar and Festivals. Mr. Ayade charged band leaders to ensure they promote the true African cultural heritage in their parades. “This year’s carnival Calabar will tell the
By Ushang Ewa The Cross River State Government has announced plans to unveil a financing scheme for creative entrepreneurs a statement signed by the Senior Special Adviser on Creative and Knowledge Economy, Honorable Emmanuel Etim says. “The Cross River Creative Entrepreneurs Financing Scheme is conceived to improve access to finance for forward looking creative entrepreneurs