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Kakum Development Association Honors Obudu Council Boss

by crossriverwatch admin The Executive Chairman of Obudu Local Government Area in Cross River State, Hon. Emmanuel Ugbe has been presented with a congratulatory award for his victory at the polld by Kakum Development Association, Calabar Branch. Speaking during the award ceremony the Commissioner for Youth and Sports, Mr. Patrick Ugbe a son of Kakum

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Imoke Lauds Dansuki For Empowering His Constituents

by crossriverwatch admin Cross River State Governor, Sen. Liyel Imoke has lauded the efforts of Hon. Daniel Asuquo, member of the National Assembly representing Akamkpa/Biase Federal Constituency of Cross River for empowering his constituents. Sen. Imoke who made the commendation at the Annual Empowerment Program of Daniel Asuquo Foundation, DAF held in Akamkpa LGA council

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Ndoma Egba Endorsement: NUJ Summon CrossRiverWatch/Chronicle Editors

by crossriverwatch admin The Cross River State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists has referred to the ethics and disciplinary committee some of its members over their role in the recent publications about the Union and whose conduct the, Union say, is suspect. Rising from its monthly Congress of January 2014, the state council

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Cross River NUJ Denies Endorsing Ndoma Egba For 4th Term

by crossriverwatch admin The Cross River State Council of the Nigerian Union of Journalists, NUJ has denied reports by CrossRiverWatch that they endorsed Senate Leader, Senator Ndoma Egba for a record fourth term. CrossRiverWatch in on January 18th reported that the State Council of the Union has endorsed Senator Egba for a fourth term following

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INEC To Begin Nationwide Voter Registration – Igini

by crossriverwatch admin The Independent National Electoral Commission would soon commence nationwide registration of voters preparatory for the 2015 elections. The Resident Electoral Commissioner of Cross River State, Mr. Mike Igini told Channels Television on the side-line of the commission’s four-day retreat which ended in Kaduna on Friday, that the exercise would afford eligible voters

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Calabar Records First Rainfall in 2014 as NIMET Says It is Not Beginning of Rainy Season

by crossriverwatch admin The first rainfall in 2014 was recorded in Calabar in the early hours of Saturday with heavy thunderstorms and strong winds. The rain which started at about 3:45am early Saturday however did not fall in some parts of Calabar Municipal Council Area. Calabar weather has been unfriendly in the past weeks with

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Mary Slessor: The White Queen of Calabar by Eugene Myers Harrison

by crossriverwatch admin “Run, Ma! Run!” Whenever Ma, the white woman, heard these words she knew that serious trouble was brewing, so she hurried out of the house and down the path into the forest. Presently she found Etim, the oldest son and heir apparent of chief Edem, lying unconscious under a tree which had

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Fisticuffs as Nigeria Union of Campus Journalists UNICAL Inaugurate New Exco

by crossriverwatch admin The Dean of Students Affairs University of Calabar, Prof. Eyong Ubana Eyong has urged campus journalists to be upright in their activities and let all feuds not deter them from their goal as “Consolidators of the Virtues of Truth”. He made the call at the inauguration of the Executive Council of University

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