by crossriverwatch admin The Director-General of the National Boundary Commission, Alhaji Mohammed Ahmad has recalled that the commission’s decision to handover the oil rich Bakassi peninsula in Cross River State was a painful one. Speaking during a two days retreat organized by the Commission in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State Capital on the theme “The
by crossriverwatch admin Two female undergraduate robbery suspects and their male partner in crime were battered and stripped naked in Calabar on Friday afternoon for attempting to rob a Calabar-based businesswoman of N1. 5million Naira. The three suspects operating in a gulf car were accosted by a taxi driver at about 4pm along the Murtala
by crossriverwatch admin In life, unarguably the fact remains that in every era there exist the stories of men who strut the pages of history in shaping society. That is why most often, there had never been a glory without an accompanying story. One of such men of intellectual profundity, administrative and legislative prowess defining
by crossriverwatch admin On Saturday, 9th November, 2013, a twenty one year old girl, Miss Patience Alu crashed down the Marian Market walk over bridge after one of the metal sheets gave way while she was walking on the bridge on her way home from the market. Luckily, traffic was light that afternoon and she
by crossriverwatch admin Tourism industry stakeholders who rose from a recent meeting in Calabar to resolve the ongoing crises between the state government and practitioners over news taxes, have promised to partner with the Cross River State government to create a tourism friendly state. Speaking to pressmen after the closed door meeting with the Special
by crossriverwatch admin Cross River State Governor, Senator Liyel Imoke was yesterday named the Best ICT Governor of the year at the Business Day Award in Lagos. The Governor also emerged as the Best Tourism Governor of the Year. Represented at the award ceremony which took place at Sheraton Hotel, Ikeja by the Secretary to
by crossriverwatch admin The “wise men” of Cross River State who took the political storm of the State at the end of the military rule in the country in 1998 and successfully toppled the old political establishment are known in Cross River political vocabulary as the ” Three Wise Men.” They came from diverse but
by crossriverwatch admin Barr Harry Ezoke is currently the Commissioner representing Cross River State at the Federal Character Commission Abuja. He took over from Elder Lekam Okoi barely three months ago. Barr Ezoke in this interview with us spoke on his mandate at the Commission but importantly vowing to ensure that no Cross Riverian would