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 Raymond Ekemini The 2014 Students Union Government, SUG, election of the University of Calabar, UNICAL earlier aborted a month ago took a new dimension yesterday as Malabites and Malabresses had to for the first time decide who rules them online. The voting exercise commenced at exactly 10am as scheduled. All eligible students had received
By Sylvia Etta Nine members of Governor Liyel Imoke’s Executive Council who are vying for various elective political offices in the forth coming general elections have resigned their appointments from the state executive council CrossRiverWatch can report. Available information from the office of the SSG names the nine former State Executive members as Secretary to
By Archibong Jeremiah The Cross River State command of the Nigeria Police has denied that any policeman was involved in the robbery incident which occurred on Tuesday September 23, 2014 at about 11:00PM in Obanliku Local Government Area and claimed the life of a business man, Mr. Eteshi Sylvester and one Corporal Emmanuel Onieowu of
By Archibong Jeremiah Schools in Cross River State have been asked to resume with immediate effect, from Tuesday 30th September 2014 by both the state government and the Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT. The Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT Cross River State Council, Comrade Eyo-Nsa Itam made this known to CrossRiverWatch on
By Laureta Akpan Politicians in Nigeria have been called upon to redirect their priorities from self to a greater focus for the overall development of the country and the good of the people. The first United Nations Positive Livelihood Award Center, UN-POLAC Award winner from Cross River State, and NNPC Stock Accounting Officer, Port Harcourt,
By John Ushie The Executive Secretary of National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, NAPTIP, and wife of Mr. Goddy Jedy Agba, Cross River frontline governorship aspirant, Mrs. Beatrice Jedy Agba today joined 305 other eminent Nigerians that received different categories of national honors from President Goodluck Jonathan. Mrs. Jedy Agba, along with
By Raymond Ekemini The department of human anatomy and indeed the entire college of medical science of the University of Calabar was thrown into maximum jubilation following the elevation of Dr. Mrs Theresa Ekanem to the adorable position of a Professor by the University Senate Council. The elevation came as a surprise to many making