by crossriverwatch admin Chairman of Abi Local Government Council Hon Edith Amadi has expressed excitement over the signing of a ceasefire treaty by the agitated communities of Ediba and Usumutong. The signing ceremony which held Monday at the Palace of the Obol Lopon of Ugep Obol Ubi Ujong Inah will see both communities desisting from
by crossriverwatch admin Linda Boniface Oyama is a microbiologist from Ofumbongha No.1 Obubra LGA in Cross River State. She is presently doing her PhD project at the Aberystwyth University, Wales, United Kingdom. Her research work aimed at tackling the growing threat of resistance to antibiotics and has characterized over 80 novel antimicrobials from microscopic bacteria
by crossriverwatch admin Mr Rekpene Bassey, the Cross River State Security Adviser has lost his mother, Mrs. Akador Elizabeth Odu, who passed on at the Nigerian Navy Hospital Calabar, on the 13th of June, 2014 at the age of 84 years. In a letter addressed to CrossRiverWatch, Mr. Bassey stated that Mrs Odu was a
by crossriverwatch admin Councilors in the Central Senatorial District of Cross River State have denied adopting any one candidate for the Senatorial seat in 2015 as claimed in a newspaper publication. A statement signed by Hon. Namgbe Blessing Abene, the Leader of the Ikom Legislative Council stated that during a visit by some councilors in
by crossriverwatch admin In a bid to reduce the number of unemployed in the country and add value to the society, the University of Calabar Entrepreneurship Development Center graduated her second batch of students who had undergone training at the center. Speaking at the event, Prof. Owan Enoh who was chairman of the occasion said
by crossriverwatch admin The University of Calabar yesterday announced the cancellation of the Students Union Government Elections after three students were shot “accidentally” by the school security operatives known as Surveillance. The announcement was made by the Vice Chancellor Prof James Epoke after a seemingly peaceful election snowballed into protest and a call for cancellation
by crossriverwatch admin Two women, one a staff of the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital and a mother of three alleged to be child traffickers were on Tuesday evening paraded by men of the Cross River State Quick Intervention Squad, QIS, for being part of the syndicate that has been snatching children in Calabar. Commander
by crossriverwatch admin The clearest indication that President Goodluck Jonathan will contest the 2015 presidential election emerged yesterday in Calabar, Cross River State with the ringing endorsement of the President for the election by South-South governors and leaders of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP). The endorsement of the President for the 2015 presidential election was