by crossriverwatch admin The Chairman of Obudu Local Government Council, Hon. Emmanuel Ikwen has commended the organizers of the Obudu Face of Culture event for the bold initiative of promoting the endangered cultures of Obudu. The Chairman, represented by his Vice, Mrs. Agnes Atsu made the commendation while on a visit to the pageants in
by crossriverwatch admin The pronouncement by Senator Liyel Imoke, the Cross River State governor that the governorship slot for the state moves to the northern senatorial district in 2015 was not made off the cliff but after due consultations with stakeholders; so its stands. Nigeria’s Senate Leader, Senator Victor Ndoma Egba who stated this in
by crossriverwatch admin A former chairmanship in Abi Local Government Area Council under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party for the Local Government Elections scheduled for 21st of September, 2013, Ms Winifred Pius Ikpabi has dragged the PDP, CROSEIC and one Mrs. Edith Newman Amadi to Court. In Suit No.HUG/31/2013 filed in the registry
by crossriverwatch admin The torrential down pour in Calabar the Cross River State capital on Wednesday which lasted several hours caused severe flooding that uprooted trees, submerged buildings and swept away cars in some parts of the city. The most devastating havoc by the down pour occurred at Abedem, Edim Otop, in Calabar Municipality where
by crossriverwatch admin The Paramount Ruler of the Efuts in Calabar South Local Government Council, His Majesty, Muri Munene Effiong Okokon Mbukpa, the Muri Munene of Efut Nation has promised that he will put all arrangements in place and award a chieftaincy title to Dr. Joe Okei Odumakin, President, Campaign for Democracy and Women Arise
by crossriverwatch admin A soldier attached to the Amphibious Battalion Training School, Ikot Enim, Calabar has been reportedly beaten to death by hoodlums at Ikot Nakanda, Akpabuyo local government Area of Cross River State. The soldier whose name was given as Sugibee Emmanuel, a private from Benue State, was deployed to GloTrust, a communications company
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