By our reporter Festivals typically bring people together and are for celebrations. In Boki local government area of central Cross River State, the mother of festivals is the Boki New Yam day which was celebrated last week Friday with two government officials organizing a series of events to mark the festival which heralds the harvest
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Over the past few days, I have listened to several conversations focused on the Not Too Young To Run Bill recently passed by the National Assembly as part of the amendment to the constitution. This bill seeks to ensure that young people have a chance to use the best times of their
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The life of a female student is like a journey which reflects the influence of the environment and guardians and this is a part of a girl child’s life that is to be invested or built on to improve her perception of life. As an undergraduate, a female student already has an
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Students of Yakurr origin have joined the fight to end gangstar related activities which have led to unrest in several parts of the local government area. The approach utilized by the students under the aegis of the National Association of Yakurr Students Worldwide (NAYSWW) is reorientation. And as part of activities to
By CrossRiverWatch Admin There has been a rash of toxic material pouring freely into the social media like August rainfall in Calabar. The astonishing rapidity and regularity of this literary genre is surprising even to the casual onlooker and raises fresh questions as to the raison d’etre for this season of hate, and envy, and
By CrossRiverWatch Admin There is no human without one form of impediment or the other whether now, the future or in the past but for those who have risen above these impediments to offer their service to the society rather than wish them bad, run them down or castigate them, we should rather encourage and
By Ogar Monday and Edem Desmond Stakeholders have charged youths to ensure that the ‘Not Too Young To Run’ bill is implemented to the core and that political parties enshrine it in their constitutions as a safe protocol to ensure the legislation does see the light of day. Mr. Legor Idagbo who represents the Obudu/Obanliku/Bekwarra
By Ushang Ewa All is now set for the third quarterly Town Hall Meeting of The Dialogue With Agba Jalingo. The program which aims to draw leaders to appear before citizens to answer questions on the ongoing constitutional amendments is scheduled for 10:00AM at the Pearl Ball Room of the Transcorp Metropolitan hotel in Calabar,