by crossriverwatch admin The Executive Chairman of Abi Local Government council, Mrs. Edith Amadi has praised the leadership qualities of the Obol Lopon of Ugep and Paramount Ruler of Yakurr Local Government council, Obol Ubi Ujong Inah, describing him as a man of peace. Mrs. Amadi who was at the palace of the Paramont Ruler
by crossriverwatch admin Cross River State Governor Senator Liyel Imoke his Edo and Gombe States counterparts, Comrade Adams Oshiomole and Ibrahim Dakwambo respectively, have been announced as joint winners of the 2013 Zik Prize for Leadership. A statement signed by the Chairman, Advisory Board of the foundation, Prof. Jubril Aminu, said the three governors were
by crossriverwatch admin The U.S Marine Corps Africa, on Friday completed a three-week training for 100 Nigerian soldiers in amphibious and riverine warfare. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the training which started on April 17, and ended on Thursday was conducted at the Amphibious Training School (ATS), Calabar. The soldiers were trained
by crossriverwatch admin The People of Mbiabo Ikot Offiong who were ransacked by their Akwa Ibom State neighbours in the year 2000 have turned to God to seek remedy to their refugee status. In a solemn assembly held Tuesday at their temporary site at the Ikot Ekpo Housing Estate, Nine Miles, Calabar, the people prayed
by crossriverwatch admin The Cross River State House of Assembly on Tuesday approved a new dump site for the Cross River Waste Management Agency. The House approved that the present dump site at Lemna road in Calabar, should be relocated to Awi Gmelina Plantation in Akamkpa Local Government Area of the state. Presenting the report,
by crossriverwatch admin As the 2015 political year approaches, political leaders in the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP have been urged to do the will of God and the decision of the people to avoid bloodshed prophecies in Cross River State. The Bishop and National Vice President of the Lutheran Church of Nigeria, Rt. Rev.
by crossriverwatch admin The supervisingMminister of Niger Delta, Arch. Dairu Ishaku has said among the housing estates being constructed by the ministry in the nine Niger Delta States, that of Ekpri Ikang in Bakassi local government area of Cross River State will first be commissioned in September this year. According to the supervising minister of
by crossriverwatch admin Hundreds of taxi drivers operating in Calabar the Cross River State capital revolted on Tuesday over high taxes imposed on them daily by the Calabar Municipality and Calabar South local Governments areas. The taxi drivers who refused to ply the roads on Tuesday morning congregated at the Botanical Garden along Mary Slessor