By Jonathan Ugbal Renowned activist and civil rights lawyer, Chief Okoi Obono-Obla yesterday Friday, October 30 clocked 49 with professional, political and business associates as well as friends joining many others to felicitate and wish him a happy birthday. A former National Assembly aspirant in the northern senatorial district under the People’s Democratic Party in
By CrossRiverWatch admin Cross River’s multi award winning film producer, Egor Efiok will be one of the few people who will be receiving an Award Of Excellence at the Hollywood Weekly Magazine Film Festival on 1st November 2015. The festival which is holding at the Simon Wiesenthal Museum Of Tolerance in Los Angeles, will be
By Jonathan Ugbal Ms Unoaku Anyadike, the delegate representing Anambra state last night clinched the 2015 Most Beautiful Girl In Nigeria (MBGN) contest. Ms Unoaku who peeped 36 others to clinch the crown on the 28th edition of the pageant had earlier said she will promote the message of a green climate if she wins.
By Our Correspondent As part of activities to ensure that the 37 queens of the 2015 Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria (MBGN) are fully acclimatized, the Cross River State Government, yesterday organised a cocktail dinner, in which the girls were serenaded to scintillating mixture of drinks, music and dance. The event which took place at
In what could be likened to a carnival, Calabar, the Cross River State capital was today agog as 37 contestants drawn from the 36 states and Abuja arrived the state for this year’s Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria (MBGN) Pageant. Shortly after assuming office, the state governor, Senator Ben Ayade, had signed a Memorandum of
By Ushang Ewa/Ikwen Atuaka Cross Riverians yesterday joined millions of other Nigerians to celebrate the 55th independence anniversary of the country with several events holding across the state to mark the occasion. In the capital city of Calabar, schools from the two local government areas that originally make up the metropolis (Calabar South and Municipal),
By Kanjal Godshield The Special Assistant (SA) to Cross River State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade on Events and Marketing, Mr. Samuel Bassey has debunked rumors that the 2015 Calabar Carnival might not take place within the stipulated time. Bassey, who spoke to our reporter via telephone, said that this year’s carnival is going to be
First, I’d like to use this medium to thank God Almighty for the gift of life, as well as to the organizers of this event, for the opportunity for me to tell my story to the world, which I‘ve longed to tell and prayed for a day like this to come, thanks be to God