by crossriverwatch admin The Cross River state governor, Liyel Imoke, has fulfilled the promise of landed property gifts to the Africa Cup Of Nations’ winners, the Super Eagles. Nigerian Football Federation president, Alhaji Aminu Maigari, handed over the Certifcate of Occupancy, (C of O) for the third-time triumph of the Keshi-led Eagles. The NFF president
by crossriverwatch admin Different tales on the fitness level have hit two Nigerian players of different generations, as former Super Eagles striker, Bartholomew Ogbeche has been hit by injury at his new club in Holland, while Real Betis of Spain midfielder, Nosa Igiebor returned to training with the club in midweek. The sad part of
by crossriverwatch admin A meeting of online journalists in Cross River State held yesterday in Calabar and rose with a resolution to form the Association of Cross River Online Journalists – ACROJ. Convener of the meeting who was affirmed yesterday by colleagues as the inaugural leader of the new Union said the formation of the
by crossriverwatch admin A Large wooden boat laden with about three thousand bales of textile materials, twenty bags of shoes, one hundred bags of rice and ten cartons of substances suspected to be hard drugs were impounded on Friday by the NNS Victory, Calabar. Arrested along with the boat are twelve alleged smugglers who brought
by crossriverwatch admin Senator Florence Ita Giwa, General Anthony Ukpo Rtd, and Dr. Pius Tawo have emerged as the three delegates that will represent Cross River State in the national conference. A statement on Thursday night by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Pius Anyim named a total of 492 delegates including the
by crossriverwatch admin Mercy Nku, former Nigerian international athlete has said she regrets not dumping Nigeria to compete for other countries that were courting her to feature for them because her efforts have never been recognised or appreciated by those who run Nigerian sports. Cross River born Mercy Nku who won two gold medals for
by crossriverwatch admin A lady in her early thirties simply identified as Miss Patience this morning jumped from Abakpa bridge into the Aya River and died before rescuers could bring her out of the river. Eye witnesses who spoke to CrossRiverWatch said, a motor cyclist carried her from Igoli and on reaching the Abakpa bridge,
by crossriverwatch admin A new chapter was opened in the leadership history of the Rotaract club of Calabar, University of Calabar (ROTA-UNICAL) as the club installed her first female president recently. The humanitarian club sponsored by the Rotary Club of Calabar installed a female as president after 28 years of existence as a chattered club.