by crossriverwatch admin A newly married couple who packed into their own house soon after wedding have been reportedly killed by generator fumes in their new apartment in Ikot Omin in the outskirts of Calabar the Cross River State capital. The couple, Bassey Effiong , aged 27, his wife, Glory Effiong, aged 21 and her
by crossriverwatch admin The Cross River State Governor, Senator Liyel Imoke today debunked claims that the state is a civil service state and that the public sector is the highest employer of labor when he declared that agriculture is the greatest employer of labor in the state. The governor made this declaration as part
by crossriverwatch admin Contrary to rumours making rounds that the Cross River State Governorship election will be conducted in 2016, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC in the state has said that the election will hold during the 2015 general election. The Court of Appeal sitting in Calabar on the 14th of July, 2008 removed
by crossriverwatch admin The Football Association of Malawi (FAM) have retracted their initial criticisms of Calabar by declaring that they are comfortable with the Tourist City as a suitable venue to host this weekend’s World Cup qualifying encounter. The Malawian FA sent a two-man advance party on Tuesday which comprised of FAM secretary-general Suzgo Nyirenda
by crossriverwatch admin The elders and chiefs of Bedia Community in Obudu Local Government have called on the Cross River State government to intervene in the rehabilitation of Bedia Secondary Commercial School, BESCO; the only surviving government owned commercial secondary school in the whole of the local government area. In a meeting convened recently by
by crossriverwatch admin Barrister Mike Igini, the Cross River State Resident Electoral Commissioner REC has said that the media is critical to the development of democracy and citizen participation in government. He made this assertion at the 1st Anniversary Lecture of CrossRiverWatch which held recently at the Transcorp Metro Hotel in Calabar. Barrister Igini who
by crossriverwatch admin The legal battle in the case filed by the newly registered All Progressives Congress, APC to nullify the decision of the Cross River State Independent Electoral Commission, CROSIEC that APC is ineligible to contest the September 21 Local Government Council Elections in Cross River State, began in the High Court , Calabar
by crossriverwatch admin A former National Director of Publicity of the People’s Democratic Party PDP, and strong man of Cross River politics, Barrister Venatius Ikem has described President Jonathan as being naive and over protective of the party’s national Chairman, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur. Mr. Ikem who has also been Director of the IBB Campaign Organization