By CrossRiverWatch Admin The competition is on going right now at the Uyo Township Stadium. Our reporter at the event says Blessing Uben (CRS) defeated Jacintha Umunnukwe (AKS) 4-1 after 4 rounds in the 75kg middle weight category. Next is the male 48kg lightweight category with Samuel Usen(AKS) facing a gold medalist at the 2017
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Following the clamor for restructuring of the Nigerian federal system of government, the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade and Chairman of the Southern Senators Forum, Senator Hope Uzodinma have said the National Assembly is in the best position to drive the country forward or
By Ushang Ewa Over two thousand youth corps members on Tuesday swore an oath of allegiance in the yet to be completed National Youth Service Corps permanent orientation camp in Obubra local government area. The Commissioner for Youth and Sports Development, Mr. Asu Okang had last week said that the renovation work on the camp
By Jonathan Ugbal Nigeria’s longest monarch, HRM Uti Joseph Davis Agba has been installed as the second Chancellor of the Cross River University of Technology, CRUTECH. His installation comes over years after the death of the first Chancellor, Dr. Matthew Mbu died in London. Installing Mr. Agba, the Visitor of the institution and Governor of
By Jonathan Ugbal Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade, his Bayelsa counterpart, Seriake Dickson and Minister for Transport, Rotimi Amaechi have arrived the Convocation grounds of the Cross River University of Technology for the 6th to 10th combined convocation ceremony of the institution. The national caretaker committee chairman of the People’s Democratic Party, Senator Ahmed
By Ikwen Atuaka Security personnel in Obudu local government area have called for the arming of the vigilante group with locally made pistols to tackle crime. Some members of the Vigilante currently use dane guns and following the arrest of a suspected gun runner, the Obudu Prisons Chief Mr. Obogor Jacob while speaking at a
By Archibong Jeremiah Following mixed reactions from the public on the release of DSP Eyong Obeten, head of the State Anti-kidnapping and Anti-Cultism Unit and some of his cohorts from detention over allegations of extra judicial killing of six suspected kidnappers in Ikom local government area, the Police authorities have said that they were released
By Archibong Jeremiah The Cross River State Police Command has revealed that one of the alleged suspects involved in the kidnaping of a business woman in Ikom local government area recently was on the wanted list of the Police for the shooting of the son in law of former President Goodluck Jonathan, Prince Godswill Edward,