story by crossriverwatch admin. To some followers of Cross River State politics, the race for the 2015 governorship seat in the state has already been decided; regardless of Governor Imoke’s recent statement that his successor will come from Cross River North Senatorial District. This position is anchored on the permutations of a so-called “Lagos Accord”
story by crossriverwatch admin Residents of Calabar the Cross River State Capital have accused traffic enforcers from the Department of Public Transportation DOPT, of arbitrary extortion and harassment. They also complained that even the levy imposed as parking fee on some designated parking lanes in town are too high. Some of the residents who spoke
Venatius Ikem became a politician at a young age in life. Just after graduating from the university of Jos, he became the Obudu Local Government Chairman under the defunct Social Democratic Party SDP, only at 26 years of age. Since then he has had a bag of mixed fortunes in his meteoric rise in the
story by crossriverwatch admin Eight members of the Cross River State House of Assembly and the Clerk of the House are on their way to Colombo, Sri Lanka to attend the 58th Annual Conference of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association CPA, scheduled to hold from September 7 to 15, 2012. Crossriverwatch reliable gathered that the lawmakers
story by crossriverwatch admin A cross section of Crossriverians have asked the opposition parties to stop criticizing the ruling PDP and get themselves organized if they are serious about playing the role of opposition in the state. The State Governor, Liyel Imoke had last week said that his successor will come from the northern senatorial
story by crossriverwatch admin The Super Eagles of Nigeria will host their Liberian counterparts in Calabar, the Cross River State capital on October 12 for the second leg of the 2012 AFCON qualifier after fighting on even terms in Monrovia over the weekend. Liberia drew 2-2 with Nigeria on Saturday night. The Lone Stars played
story by crossriverwatch admin Obudu, once a serene and obscure town in Northern Cross River State has in the past few years become the toast of tourists around the globe. This is largely due to the presence of a ranch resort located on the Obudu Mountain top. There is folklore about the early European explorers
They Need Psychiatric Examination – Opposition The Rural Access and Mobility Project (RAMP) Task Manager, African Development Bank (ADB), Mr. Remi-Cally Okoro, has rated the Cross River-Rural Access Mobility Project (RAMP) the best in the country and advised other states where the project was ongoing to emulate Governor Liyel Imoke. Okoro made the remark in