By Clement Oto-Obong The need for cross Riverians and Nigerians at large to speak and understand their native vernacular is important for the sustenance of the African culture says the beauty queen Asuquo Ekpe at her birthday bash last week. Born, Magdalene Asuquo Ekpe, the 2016 Qua/Ejagham Nation beauty queen posited that communicating in
By Ogar Monday; House of Assembly Correspondent The Obudu Mountain resort may soon receive a fresh breathe following a motion from legislature that compels the executive branch to urgently reposition the resort for the state to reap maximum benefits. “The motion is predicated on the hard realities before us. It is only right that we
By Ogar Monday Cross River State is known for its tourism potential and the state’s ability to pull crowds to its capital city of Calabar during its widely celebrated annual Carnival Calabar held during the yuletide and tagged “Africa’s Biggest Street Party”. When visitors come to town, they go for sightseeing in some of
By CrossRiverWatch Admin A United States based organization is set to partner the Cross River State government on the promotion of bio-fortified foods says its ambassador and Nollywood veteran actor, Segun Arinze. Harvest Plus international based in Washington D.C Arinze told health commissioner, Inyang Asibong Thursday, will partner the state’s health ministry to hold
By Jonathan Ugbal Following reports that the proposed Kano film village to be named after President Muhammadu Buhari was stopped by the president to please hardline Muslims, Callywood’s director Egor Efiok has suggested the project be sited in Cross River State. Egor, in a short and dramatic message to CrossRiverWatch urged those criticizing the president
By Our Reporter All is set for ‘One Good Man,’ a film made by popular Cross River born Nollywood diva and movie producer, Shan George to première in Agura Hotel, Garki Abuja come July 31, 2016. The must-look-out-for flick exploits different twists of a power drunk first lady (role played by Vivian Metchie) and how
By Ogar Monday The premises of Finest Communication, a media and film making company based in Calabar Thursday night was burgled with equipment worth millions of naira carted away, CrossRiverWatch can authoritatively report. The manager of the outfit located at Old Ikang in Marian, Okoro Fidelis who confirmed the incident to CrossRiverWatch said that they
By CrossRiverWatch admin The Special Assistant to the Cross River State Governor on Tourism, Mr. Eric Anderson on Friday forcefully broke the door and barged into the hotel room of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) Cross River State Chairperson, Monica Udofia. The incident which happened at the Calabar Crown Hotel in Atimbo led to