by crossriverwatch admin A mild drama ensued at the Family Support Nursery and Primary School Calabar, Cross River State, on Thursday, as parents booed the Commissioner for Women Affairs, Mrs Edak Iwuchukwu, and staged a walk out on her. Iwuchukwu, whose ministry oversees the running of the school, was accused of arbitrarily hiking tuition without
by crossriverwatch admin The Chairman, Anniversary Planning Committee of the 1st CRWatch Anniversary Lecture coming up on August 27, 2013, Mr. Charley Ofem has said that the event will be an auspicious occasion for the media house to take stock and appreciate the people of the state for their cooperation in the past one
From Wikipedia Leboku is the annual New Yam Festival celebrated in Ugep, Nigeria to honor the earth goddess and the ancestral spirits of the land in Ugep, one of the five settlements of Yakurr. The three week festival is the culmination of many events: the beginning of the yam harvest, a time to
by crossriverwatch admin The Police in Cross River have arrested a 20-year-old man, Chijioke Nwakor, from Aniocha Local Government Area of Anambra State for allegedly raping a nine-year-old JSS II student of St. Patrick Secondary School, Okuku, Alice to death. The suspect who is currently detained at the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), state Police headquarters,
by crossriverwatch admin The General Manager of the Cross River Community and Social Development Agency, Pastor Victor Ovat has reacted to the story that the lackluster performance of the agency was responsible for the panel set up by the Cross River State government explaining that the tax of the panel was to ensure how the
by crossriverwatch admin by crossriverwatch admin The stretch of road between Abuochiche in Bekwara Local Government and Mbok junction has worsened as most portions along the stretch have become impassable. The spots at the Afrike junction, Monaya river, Ogoja junction and Mbok junction are now crater ridden and have become scenes where vehicles are regularly
by crossriverwatch admin Chief Alex Egbuna is the Chief of Staff to Governor Liyel Imoke of Cross River State. He is perceived by Cross River Politicians as the de facto governor, wielding so much power and a strong financial war chest. Prior to the September 21, 2013 LG polls, several political actors in the State
by crossriverwatch admin A mob in Ogoja in the northern part of Cross River State over the weekend set ablaze a Champion Breweries truck after it crushed three youths who were riding a bike to death in the area. An eye witness, Matthew Ekawu told CrossRiverWatch that the truck which came from Uyo, the Akwa