By Our Correspondent United States President, Barack Obama, has said history showed that a free press remained a critical foundation for prosperous, open, and secure societies, allowing citizens to access information and hold their governments accountable, NAN reports. He said this in a statement issued by the White House in New York on Monday to
By Sylvia Etta The World Bank commended the Fadama User Group (FUG) in Cross River State for engaging in the production of cassava chips. Country Director of the Bank, Marie Francoise Marie-Nelly, gave the commendation during the inspection of the World Bank-assisted project in Ikot Ishie, Calabar recently. She explained the essence of the investment
By Obono Obla Today in Banjul, the capital of the Republic of Gambia, Cross River State born Dr. Martins Ubana Okoi would be sworn in as a Judge of the High Court of Republic of Gambia by President Yahya Abdul-Aziz Jammeh. Justice Martins Okoi is from Ijiman Ward of Ugep, Yakurr Local Government Area of
by our correspondent The Calabar Union in the United Kingdom, UK held their Annual Cultural Night last Saturday, September 13, 2014. The occasion was intended to draw Efik indigenes across the UK to a cultural reunion and reawakening. The occasion was also used to raise an undisclosed amount of money in aid of a Leper
by crossriverwatch admin Bakassi people living near border with Cameroon say they fled their region due to attacks by Cameroonian forces. It took Cameroon and Nigeria decades to settle their territorial dispute over the oil-rich Bakassi Peninsula. An agreement was reached in 2008, but it still has not brought security for the people who live
by crossriverwatch admin The World Mountain Running Association (WMRA) has listed the 2014 Obudu International Mountain Race and the African Running Championship as one of this year’s major events. The Obudu race, which is slated for November in the serene hilly town in Cross River State, is the world’s highest paying mountain running event, with
By Bassey Inyang The Cross State Government yesterday presented cheques worth N 497.28 million 8,129.84 through the state Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project (CRS NEWMAP) to four contractors for erosion intervention within Calabar Municipality as a partnership between it and the World Bank. Speaking before the presentation of cheques at the official launch of
by crossriverwatch admin Nigeria’s national team, the Super Eagles were anything but super today, Saturday as they crashed to a shocking 2-3 home loss to the Red Devils of Congo in their first match of the qualification series for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations billed to take place in Morocco. The Super Eagles, who