By Sylvia Akpan The Minister of State for Trade and Investment, Senator John Owan-Enoh, has joined the nation in the mourning of late Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja. Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja was a Nigerian Army Lieutenant General who served as the Chief of Army Staff of Nigeria from June 2023 to November 2024. He was appointed
By Sylvia Akpan The immediate past Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sen. John Owan-Enoh has officially handed over to Mr. Shehu Dikko, the newly appointed Chairman of the National Sports Commission. During the handover ceremony, the former Minister presented comprehensive briefs of the various departments, highlighting progress made during his one-year and three-month tenure.
By Wisdom Okon A sixteen-year-old girl, Miss Cynthia Udoh (not her real name) who narrowly escaped being raped shares her experience with CrossRiverWatch. Narrating her ordeal she blamed her plight on the lack of social amenities such as street lights, security, and insufficient water facilities in Atakpa market in Calabar South and environ where she
By Leadership Newspaper Can you tell us a little about your early childhood? I had a humble beginning, in a strict home. My father was always on a journey with Scottish missionaries and my mum was a teacher. Of course, there was no way one would have escaped from going to school. I had a
“Back to South is about Collective Responsibility. Where everyone that has been shouting Back-to-South is to be held accountable for the failures or successes of the incoming government led by someone from the South. In other words, Back to South proponents are saying the next government will not be a one-man show. It will be
Retired Assistant Inspector General of Police, AIG Mbu Joseph Mbu has condemned what he described as “extremely lopsided postings” of senior officers to thee Police Headquarters Calabar, Cross River State. In an interview with The Nigerian Voice, the outspoken officer called on the Inspector General of Police, IGP Akali Baba Usman, psc(+), NPM, fdc, CFR to urgently
Twenty-nine-old Victor Adung, who is searching for his mother from whom he was separated since he was an infant, tells OPEYEMI ADEFEMI of Punch Newspaper what he has been through. Please tell us about yourself. My name is Victor Adung. I am from Cross River State. I am 29 years old. I just graduated from the Federal
By Daniel Kanu Senator Bassey Gershom is the leader of the Cross River National Assembly Caucus and Senator representing the Southern Federal Constituency. In this exclusive chat with The Sun Newspaper, the lawmaker who enjoys massive love and popularity among his people speaks on Cross River politics, impeachment threat to President Muhammadu Buhari, security challenges,