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
by crossriverwatch admin Eyo Bassey Ndem, 21 years old son of Arc. B Ndem, former MD of Tinapa has bagged a Bachelors of Engineering degree in Software Engineering; first class honors, from Southampton University in the United Kingdom. Mr. Bassey graduated from Loyola Jesuit College, Abuja before proceeding to Southampton University which is rated as
by crossriverwatch admin President of the Economic Community of West Africa States Commission (ECOWAS- COMMISSION), Mr. Kadre Desire Ouedraogo, has lauded what he described as the pragmatic efforts of Governor Liyel Imoke of Cross River State in making healthcare delivery a priority in the state. Ouedraogo, who gave the commendation at the opening session of
by crossriverwatch admin Cocoa shipments from Nigeria’s second-largest grower, Cross River State, have halted in the past week owing to a disagreement over a levy imposed by the state government on exporters who did not use the state’s port to ship their beans, a trade body said. Spokesman for the Cocoa Association of Nigeria, Godwin
by crossriverwatch admin The Association of Nze, Ozo and Chiefs (ANOC-USA), a body of Igbos residing in United States of America yesterday conferred Award of Excellence on Cross River State Governor, Senator Liyel Imoke. Presenting the award in the Governor’s office in Calabar, President of the association, Chief Jones Okeke, who was represented by Chief
by crossriverwatch admin The 5th Convention of Yakurr nation for sons and daughters of the largest indigenous community in Africa living in North America begins from July 11-13, 2014 in Lanham, Maryland, USA. In a statement from the Convention Secretariat, made available to CrossRiverWatch, the event themed: “Engaging the Diaspora in Yakurr Development”, will seek