They use poverty as a form of political control. The poorer the people, the more likely they are compelled to sing and dance at the celestial glory of the sovereign who does no wrong. Every single project is magnified as the greatest, ever. He knows the truth, but what the heck! The wealth of the
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Governor of Cross River State, Senator Bassey Otu has inaugurated two committees in the State Energy Sector; the Cross River State Renewable Energy Action Plan and Cross River State Electricity Policy Committees. Inaugurating the committees in his office, the Honourable Commissioner, Ministry of Power and Renewable Energy Prince Eka Williams, who
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Late last week Friday, a gang of suspected armed robbers stormed the hostel of the University of Cross River State (UNICROSS), Ogoja campus in the late hours and robbed students of their valuables. Valuables made away with include laptops, phones, money; a student’s head was broken and another stabbed. However, nature smiled
What is in place to ensure that the narrative of malfeasance that led to the creation of JAAC doesn't emerge anymore?
For instance, where did the 'Akpa Junkuns' suddenly disperse to without any remnant or trace of its people, language or settlements in the Calabar vicinity? The Efuts we already know are a part of the Balondo ba konja people. The Quas are a subset of the larger Ejagham superset. The Efiks have their clear and
The person who built the first car surely did not have luxury in mind. The idea was to facilitate the faster movement of things and persons from place to place. To replace the use of carts and animals with a faster means of transportation. The first self propelled steam engine cart, built by Frenchman, Nicholas
Even if you are atheist, you relate with and contemplate on other creatures to derive happiness. Your happiness depends on others. Even if you are the most pious introvert or monk, you still meditate or pray to a superior intelligence or God, to find inner peace. So your happiness depends on others. If it is
There are those who argue without evidence, that the very idea was formulated in Cross River State by the then Governor Donald Duke.