By Archibong Jeremiah The Chairman, Cross River State House of Assembly Committee on Tourism, Hon. Steve Ukpukpen seemed not to have noticed his goof while speaking during the flag off of the 2014 Calabar carnival adult dry run in Calabar last week. Hon. Ukpukpen who represented the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Hon.
By Archibong Jeremiah The Chairman of the Cross River State Carnival Commission, Mr. Gab Onah has expressed high hope that soonest; Cross Riverians will see that the privatization of the carnival is the right choice. Mr. Onah made the assertion at the second adult dry run in Calabar, his word: “Carnival Calabar is going private
By Jonathan Ugbal In a bid to develop local content and boost internally generated revenue, the Cross River State Tourism Bureau has signed a musical agreement with the Rising Stars Cross Band. The agreement which will see the band become the official musical partner of the state’s tourism bureau, has a clause which will see
By Our Correspondent Cross River State Government yesterday flagged off the 15th edition of Calabar Festival, with the Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony at the Millennium Park, Calabar. Speaking at the well-attended ceremony, the state Governor, Senator Liyel Imoke who was represented by his Deputy, Mr. Efiok Cobham, disclosed that, “This year’s event which is very
By Archibong Jeremiah/Christiana Alawa/Jonathan Ugbal The Senator Liyel Imoke administration of Cross River State has concluded plans to privatize the Calabar Carnival. The administration’s position was made public over the weekend by the Director General of the Cross River State Carnival Commission, Mr. Gabe Onah while speaking at the carnival’s 10th anniversary second dry run
By Jonathan Ugbal The Vice Chancellor of Cross River University of Technology (CRUTECH) Professor Anthony Owan Enoh has said the institution is now wearing a new look. Owan Eno who took over from Prof. Ene-Obong Ene-Obong earlier this year stated this while declaring the students week Carnival open at hall two arena main campus, Calabar
By Punch One of the sons of popular actress, Shan George, had a baby recently and the funky new grandmother popped champagne to express her joy. But even as she was celebrating and making merry, most people didn’t know that the toddler was born out of wedlock as her son is yet to marry the
By Our Correspondent CrossRiverWatch gathered from among entertainment buzz in Lagos today that respected TV Diva and Director of Reality Programming and Head of Programming at EbonyLife TV, Pamela Ofoegbu has passed away. Late Pamela is a popular television face and one of the foremost experts in television programming in the country with over a