By CrossRiverWatch Admin Yesterday I got a call from Agba Jalingo to be a guest on his radio program “The Dialogue With Agba Jalingo”. The topic for discussion was “Regulating Hawking and Street Vending in Cross River; the Right way?” The Cross River State House of Assembly has just passed a bill to legalize hawking
Those who are familiar with my social media opinion pieces will easily notice that I hardly do part 2. Not because I don’t feel like I am writing a script for Nollywood but because I leave the suspense for deliberate effect. At other times it’s because the subject becomes stale or I am frustrated out
By Nandi Bette YESTERDAY Behind close doors they decided our fate. Pawns on their Chess Board. we became. YESTERDAY In our absence, our heads got shaven. Behind our backs They gave us a king. YESTERDAY From the opulence of their comfort abodes amidst popping of Champagne and clicking of glasses they toyed
A few days ago, on The Platform Nigeria which the organizers describe as a Global Media Event, Peter Obi, the controversial ex governor of Anambra State in a widely broadcast event which included internet options to watch through Youtube chided the Cross River State Governor Sen. Prof. Ben Ayade on one of the signature projects
Every university is established on the background of sustainable development and steady growth not only in infrastructure but also in the quality of staff, teaching, programs etc. run by the institution. A steady curricula expansion ordinarily ought to have been a consistent practice in Nigerian Universities but because of impunity, corruption and lack of focus
From the time of yore to date, experience justifies the irrefutable reality that many are those especially from the so-called majority groups have in an unrighteous manner enjoyed and still enjoy the path of injustices and betrayal against those considered minority groups and the near voiceless of any society, as vicious verbal and physical attacks
A rejoinder to ‘As the storm begins to Gather 1’ By Venatius Ikem When I read the title of the article written by Barrister Ikem on the 7th of April, 2017, it was the quote by Roy T. Bennett that immediately came to my mind. It goes thus “Never lose hope. Storms make people stronger
After several months of staff verification, the Cross River State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) has announced that there are over seven hundred (700) teachers with fake certificates on her payroll. The Board Chairman, Dr. Stephen Odey further disclosed that various tertiary institutions across the country were contacted to verify the certificates and it was