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
by crossriverwatch admin Information reaching us is that the song EDO BOY by Producer/Actress Shan George’s second son JAGA is already playing on Kenyan radio stations across Kenya, just one week after the release of the song. The song which caused the star actress Shan George to have a grand misunderstanding with JAGA’s British music
by crossriverwatch admin The appeal by Congolese football officials that their September 6 match against the Super Eagles be relocated from Nigeria owing to fears concerning the outbreak of the dreaded Ebola Virus has been turned down by the Africa football ruling body, CAF. CAF in statement on its official website said it has not
by crossriverwatch admin Being the paper delivered by the Guest Lecturer, Professor Akin Oyebode, Head Department of International Law and Jurisprudence, University of Lagos, Akoka at the 2nd Year Anniversary Lecture of CrossRiverWatch at the Transcorp Hotel in Calabar on August, 27 2014. Introduction: The struggle over the Bakassi Peninsula by Nigeria and Cameroon is
by crossriverwatch admin The 10th edition of the famous Obudu Mountain Race has been slated for 8 November, 2014 in its usual venue, the Obudu mountains of Cross River State. According to the Local Organizing Committee for the event, this year’s edition shall be tagged “Mountain Race of the Stars; 6th African Mountain Running Championship”.
by crossriverwatch admin Linda Boniface Oyama is a microbiologist from Ofumbongha No.1 Obubra LGA in Cross River State. She is presently doing her PhD project at the Aberystwyth University, Wales, United Kingdom. Her research work aimed at tackling the growing threat of resistance to antibiotics and has characterized over 80 novel antimicrobials from microscopic bacteria
by crossriverwatch admin It was a very bad outing for the Nigerian female table tennis team at the ongoing Glasgow, Scotland Commonwealth games as all of them crashed out without reaching the knockout stages. Even the reigning national and continental champion, Cross River born Edem Offiong who promised to win gold, was knocked out in