by crossriverwatch admin Mr. Tanko Ashang is from Obanlikwu Local Government Area and he is one of the aspirants contending for the position of governor of Cross River State, CrossRiverWatch took him to task over the weekend on the recent pronouncement by the governor of the State, Senator Liyel Imoke that the northern part of
by crossriverwatch admin Members of a socio political organization in the Central Senatorial District of Cross River State, Central Progressive Movement, have adopted Senator Victor Ndoma Egba, Nigeria’s Senate Leader to return and represent the Senatorial District in the upper chamber in 2015. In a communiqué signed by Egiga Agim Obaji the Chairman of the
by crossriverwatch admin Cross River State Governor, Senator Liyel Imoke has expressed his excitement as the ongoing construction of the Calabar Monorail project progresses. The monorail is designed to link the new development area called the Summit Hills where the new Calabar International Convention Center is sited, to the Tinapa Business and Leisure Resort. Speaking
by crossriverwatch admin Prevailing security worries in Obudu seem to be worsening with the Sunday, July 27 killing of a nineteen year old undergraduate, Miss Esther Elilo Ukwayi in front of the father’s compound at Bekpam layout by an unknown gunman. Elilo as she is fondly called, a final year student of Mass Communication at
by crossriverwatch admin Following the death of forty year old Patrick Sawyer, a Liberian in Lagos last week, the Federal Government on Monday ordered six persons made up of Liberians and other West Africans from Ebola-afflicted countries currently attending an ECOWAS meeting in Calabar to return to Lagos for further examination and screening. Sawyer, a
by crossriverwatch admin Cross River State governor, Senator Liyel Imoke, has urged Muslims in Nigeria to strive towards strengthening the peaceful coexistence and good neighborliness for the betterment of the country. In his goodwill message marking the Ed-el Fitri, Governor Imoke, in a press statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Christian Ita, said: “Nigerians
by crossriverwatch admin Some traditional rulers in Cross River State, under the umbrella of Efut Combined Assembly, have taken the state government to the National Judicial Commission (NJC) over what they called corrupt use of “Nolle Prosequi” as an instrument for personal and political vendetta by the government. The petition, which was signed by Secretary
by crossriverwatch admin The resolutions that have been reached at the National Conference will give more Nigerians stake in gvernance, a Federal Government’s delegate at the conference and Cross River born retired Colonel, Tony Nyiam has said. Although the resolutions have not been given final approval by the delegates, Colonel Tony Nyiam (retired) said that