By CrossRiverWatch Admin Popular Yala Master of Ceremonies, Thomas Odey, popularly referred to as MC Nizeup has married his long time sweetheart, Joy Adima. Thomas and Joy got married Saturday 15, April 2023 at a ceremony that held at the St. Micheal the Archangel Catholic Chaplaincy, NAF Base, Calabar, the Cross River State Capital. Speaking
By Our Reporters A two-term lawmaker in the 9th Assembly representing Bekwarra/Obanliku/Obudu federal constituency in Cross River State, Hon. Legor Idagbo has accepted his third-term bid defeat to Peter Akpanke. In the result announced yesterday, Mr. Peter Akpanke of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) polled 32,576 votes to beat Legor of the All Progressives Congress
By Patrick Obia Afro-American music artist, Challex D’Boss says plans are in top gear to encourage and support young talent in the music industry in Nigeria, especially from Cross River State. The Cross River-born music star stated this in a press conference in Calabar, the Cross River State where he thanked his fans and loved
By Ogar Monday Claim: A page on Facebook posted a video alleging a shootout between men of the Nigeria Police Force and a gang group. Verdict: Misleading. The video is from a movie set. Full Text As Nigeria prepares for the general elections in the backdrop of worsening insecurity, citizens continue to be on the
By Patrick Obia The Passion 4 carnival band has been declared the winner of the 2022 Carnival Calabar Band Competition while Odukpani Local Government Area and South Africa came top on the cultural and international parades. Passion 4 band known for their green outfit and stunts pulled 1,762 points to come top for the eleventh
By Archibong Jeremiah The Cross River State Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade, said the 2022 Carnival Calabar is special. Governor Ayade said so while declaring this year’s carnival open. The theme is “Agro-Industrialization”. He commemorated the victims of the bikers parade and urged the President, General Muhammed Buhari to do the same. The flag off was
By Jonathan Ugbal Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade on Saturday called on the six members of the State House of Assembly from the Northern senatorial district to sponsor a bill to give legal backing to the Cross River Northern Festival, Northfest in order to ensure its sustainability. The festival was established in 2017 by
It was all red roses and butterflies two Saturdays ago, as Chief Executive Officer of E4PR and multi-award winning British/Nigerian trained filmmaker, Egor Efiok and her sweetheart Kelly Okpa Odock vowed to stick together as man and wife for the rest of their lives. Family, friends and colleagues, including the President of Pan African Film