by crossriverwatch admin A SOCIO-CULTURAL PROFILE OF THE BEBUABIE COMMUNITY The Bebuabie Community is one of the largest and most densely-populated communities in the Obudu Local Government Area of Nigeria’s Cross River State. The community is part of the Ipong political ward in Obudu. The ancestral father of the Bebuabie people was a man by
by crossriverwatch admin No fewer than five corp members are to repeat their service year in Cross River State for committing offenses ranging from truancy to unauthorized traveling within the 2012 batch A service year. National Youth Service Corps, NYSC state coordinator in Cross River State Mr. Ekereke Mbangha disclosed this yesterday during the passing
by crossriverwatch admin Cross River State commissioner for Education, Professor Offiong Offiong has warned principals in the state secondary schools against illegal collection of fees from students or risk sanctions. Speaking at an interactive session with public secondary school principals in Ikom, the Commissioner emphasized the need for principals to complement the State Government’s massive
by crossriverwatch admin A twenty five year old man, Mr. Ekemini Bassey is now cooling his feet at the State Criminal Investigation Department in Calabar for his role in the savage murder of his father, Professor Nathaniel Bassey, a retired university of Calabar lecturer. Meanwhile, the Officer-in-Charge, Homicide unit of the State CID, Mr. Joseph
by crossriverwatch Cross River State has flagged-off the distribution of ten thousand laptop computers to teachers in the E-learning and Digital Literacy Programme in secondary schools across the State. Speaking while presenting the computers at West African People’s Institute (WAPI) Calabar, the State Acting Governor, Mr. Efiok Cobham, said the program is in line with
by crossriverwatch admin The remains of the Youth Corper Miss Faith Nzube Enemuo who drowned in Ikom river of Cross River on Sunday January 20, 2013 was found 7am on Tuesday, January 22, 2013 by Okuni River, about 14km from where she drowned after two days of frantic search. When our reporter arrived the scene,
by crossriverwatch admin Cross River state Government spent the sum of N1.2 billion on the provision of laboratory equipment in 60 Schools in the year 2012. The state Commissioner for Education, Prof. Offiong Offiong disclosed this recently in Calabar, the state capital. Offiong said the expenditure was in accordance with the State Government’s resolution to
by crossriverwatch admin Senate Leader, Chief Victor Ndoma-Egba, SAN, has given scholarships to over 540 undergraduates and post graduate students especially the indigent ones from the Central Senatorial District of Cross River State. Senator Ndoma-Egba who disclosed this in an interview after presenting Christmas and New Year gifts to the six Local Government Areas that