by crossriverwatch admin The Joint Action Front, a socio political pressure group began their South South zonal rallies to create awareness amongst citizens on the insensitivity of the Nigerian government to the crises of the educational sector. Beginning with the Save Public Education protests which had earlier taken place in Lagos, the train moved to
by crossriverwatch admin Sir Patrick Otu, the Cross River State Chairman of Independent Electoral Commission CROSIEC has revealed that the newly registered All Progressive Congress Party APC has been disqualified from contesting for seats in the September 21, 2013 Local Government Election in the state. Otu stated this at a meeting held in the Commission’s
by crossriverwatch admin The Founder/Board Chair, Partnership Opportunities for Women Empowerment Realization, POWER, Mrs. Obioma Liyel Imoke would be the keynote speaker at the Luncheon event of the Conference of the International Association of African NGOS, holding Saturday, September 7, 2013. The conference was scheduled for September 5-7, 2013, at the Hilton Hotels and Resort,
by crossriverwatch admin An expanded Zonal Executive Committee meeting of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, rose on Friday in Calabar with a pledge to support President Goodluck Jonathan in his 2015 re-election quest. The meeting which had in attendance top functionaries of the party at both elective and appointive positions held at the Cross River
by crossriverwatch admin Barely 24 hours after the signing of the Sister-State agreement with the State of Maryland, Cross River may already have began to benefit from the relationship. Yesterday, the state’s delegation made of commissioners of key ministries like Education, Health, Agriculture and ICT were given a tour of the John Hopkins Hospital,
by crossriverwatch admin A Forty one year old Tanker driver identified as Bashiru has been arrested in Calabar for allegedly defiling a two year old girl and infecting her with a sexually transmitted disease. The incident happened on Thursday last week in Okom Ita, Akamkpa in the outskirts of Calabar when the two year old
by crossriverwatch admin The Cross River State Government has spent 500 million Naira to acquire and renovate the DESAM House in Calabar in readiness for the commissioning of the Central Bank of Nigeria Entrepreneurship Development center for the South South zone located in the city. Speaking in an interview with CrossRiverWatch in Calabar today, Mr.
by crossriverwatch admin by crossriverwatch admin Dr. Mathias Oko Offorboche was a former Deputy Governor in the erstwhile Cross River State between 1979 and 1983 under Dr. Clement Isong. He recently convened a meeting of political stakeholders in the Northern Senatorial District of the state and he spoke to CrossRiverWatch in the light of the