by crossriverwatch admin Late Mrs. Lucy Ukpekpen, mother of Hon. Steve Ukpekpen, member representing Obudu State Constituency in the Cross River State House of Assembly, who died last month was yesterday laid to rest in Obudu Local Government. Reverend Father Bernard Ashipu while officiating the funeral service at the RCM Parish of the Catholic Church
by crossriverwatch admin Governor of Cross River State, Senator Liyel Imoke has once again blown the expectation of aspirants waiting for his anointing by reiterating the fact that he will not select a governorship candidate for Northern Cross River State where the governorship slot has been zoned. The governor stated this when he spoke at
by crossriverwatch admin The Cross River State Commissioner for Information said Thursday in Calabar that the demise of Mr Jude Okwe, the ThisDay newspaper correspondent in Calabar is painful coming at a time when his children are still young and in need of him to take care of their needs. Mr. Ricketts who stated this
by crossriverwatch admin Reliable information reaching CrossRiverWatch says, veteran actress Kate Henshaw has joined politics. She’ll be aspiring to contest for the Federal House of Representatives for Calabar Munical/Odukpani Federal Constituency under the PDP, the sit presently occupied by Hon. Nkoyo Toyo who is also gunning to return for a second term. She will run
by crossriverwatch admin The second daughter of Senator Ita Giwa, Koko, has picked September for her wedding to her fiancé, Chimaobi Shawcross Obioha Jr, who is the son of Ita-Giwa’s close friend, late Chief Shawcross Godwin Moore Obioha. Though Koko just clock 23 this July, she is described as very cultured and brilliant. A graduate
by crossriverwatch admin Cocoa shipments from Nigeria’s second-largest grower, Cross River State, have halted in the past week owing to a disagreement over a levy imposed by the state government on exporters who did not use the state’s port to ship their beans, a trade body said. Spokesman for the Cocoa Association of Nigeria, Godwin
by crossriverwatch admin Cross River State Government has expressed its commitment to partner any reputable organization that would help in its modest effort of actualizing first-class healthcare delivery services to its citizenry. Governor Liyel Imoke, who disclosed this yesterday, when he received the Executive Secretary, National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Dr. Femi Thomas, who paid
by crossriverwatch admin The heavy down pour that occurred Tuesday July 15, 2014 in Calabar which started in the early hours of the day, about 5am and lasted for over ten hours flooded some areas like Goldie by Target, Ekpo Abasi, Calabar Road, and Ekorinim as observed by our reporter and left a landslide that