by crossriverwatch admin The minority leader of the Cross River State House of Assembly, Hon. Alex Irek has warned that if those angling to become leaders of the newly registered All Progessives Congress, APC in the State do not thread softly, the party may lose the opportunity of taking over power from the ruling PDP
by crossriverwatch admin Conflict is currently rocking the National Association of Cross River State Students, NACRISS, as a section of the students are protesting the names of those announced as winners of the election conducted into the association’s executives on Wednesday in Calabar. One of the aggrieved presidential candidates who led the protesting students, Mr.
by crossriverwatch admin The Cross River state government has launched the first Information Technology Developers Entrepreneurship Accelerator Incubation Center (IDEA) in the south-south geopolitical zone of the country. The ICT Center, a $260 billion industry is targeted at diversifying the nation’s economy from an oil driven one to a private sector led one, thereby boosting
by crossriverwatch admin The British American Tobacco Nigeria Foundation (BATN) has established an oil palm processing cottage industry valued at N10 million in Itighidi, Abi Local Government Area of Cross River State. This is as part of its corporate social responsibility (CSR) and in fulfilment of a memorandum of understanding with the Federal Government, signed
by crossriverwatch admin The Newly registered All Progressive Congress, APC is putting all machinery in place to woo the former governor of Cross River State, Mr Donald Duke as a first step to divide the political climate of the state, CrossRiverWatch has reliably gathered. Donald Duke is a political heavy weight in Cross River State
by crossriverwatch admin A young Ogoja naval officer, Navy Captain Clement Ekpenti Atabi on Thursday morning in Calabar took the reins of THUNDER, The flag ship of the Nigerian Navy as it sets sail to Australia to participate in the International Fleet Review scheduled for the 3rd to 11th of October 2013 in Sidney, Australia.
by crossriverwatch admin Muslim faithfuls praying today at the Eastern Naval Command mosques in Calabar The annual eid-il fitr prayers which are normally observed in an open arena by Muslim faithfuls could not hold in Calabar on Thursday due to heavy downpour in the city. The prayers were however observed in the various Juma’at mosques
by crossriverwatch admin The Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, has approved relief materials worth forty five million Naira for the displaced Bakassi refugees who early this year were attacked by Cameroonian gendarmes in their Efut Obot Ikang village and are now quartered in St. Mark Primary School, Ikot Eyo in Akpabuyo in Cross River State. Senator