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
story by crossriverwatch admin 09/05/2011 – 08:27 Yakurr indigenes chide Cross River State Government of undue interference in their traditional festival. – By Increase Abasi-Ubong The Leboku new yam festival is an annual event celebrated by the Yakurr people of Cross River State. As in most yam producing communities across Nigeria, the people use the
Story by CrossRiverWatch Admin TWO players of Golden Eaglets’ Alhassan Ibrahim and Kelechi Iheanacho have vowed to score goals to defeat Niger in their First Round, first leg 2013 African U-17 YouthChampionship qualifier in Niamey on Saturday, The duo had jointly scored 25 goals in the team’s preparatory matches including the International friendly match against
It’s a false claim – Police Story by CrossRiverWatch admin A clergyman and Pastor of Mercy Tabernacle, Ikom, Evangelist Alfred Asaba-Akong, has alleged that the Executive Chairman of Ikom Local Government, Dr. Tony Ngban wants him dead over his continued insistence on the return of land that the local government allegedly grabbed from his family.