by crossriverwatch admin The imperative for a shift in the date for the Local Government Council Elections in Cross River State scheduled for Saturday the 21st September 2013 by the Cross River State Independent Electoral Commission, CROSIEC cannot be overemphasized with the registration of the All Progressive Congress, APC on the 31st July 2013. The
by crossriverwatch admin Speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly Rt. Hon Larry Odey has joined other well meaning Nigerians calling on the federal government to heed to the agreement entered into with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Speaking with newsmen in Calabar recently, the speaker said the continuous stay at
by crossriverwatch admin Nigerian Leaders have been tasked to fulfill the promises made to the people before attaining positions of authority. The Chief Imam of 13 Brigade of the Nigerian Army Mosque, Major Ibrahim Shofolahan gave the charge in Calabar during his Friday sermon. The Imam who is also the head of Islamic Affairs of
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