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
by crossriverwatch admin In line with the provisions of the 1999 Federal Constitution and the subsisting Electoral Act, the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) is expected to conduct another round of general elections in Nigeria early in 2015. So much has been said about the forth-coming polls in 2015 to the extent that most analysts believe
by crossriverwatch admin There is apparently a crack in the Cross River State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP over the part of the State the governorship candidate in the 2015 general election of the Party should come from. In December, 2013, the Causus of the Party after a meeting in the Government House,
by crossriverwatch admin Dear Governor Imoke: I have followed with keen interest political developments in the state since 1999, often comparing and contrasting your development policy to that of your predecessor Governor Donald Duke. Compared to Duke, you have made great strides towards rural development. The big focus on rural transformation is reflected in two
by crossriverwatch admin The Cross River State Water Board Limited, the successor in title of the defunct Water Board, is one of the extra-ministerial departments created in the 1970 after the creation of the defunct South Eastern State of Nigeria on the 27th May, 1967. In the 1990s, the defunct Water Board was changed into
by crossriverwatch admin Nineteen people including the drivers of a bus and truck were amongst those killed in an auto crash along the devastated Calabar – Uyo highway on Wednesday evening when an Onistsha bound bus collided two trucks. The accident, an eye witnessed, Peace Monday told CrossRiverWatch occurred when a Cross Link bus ferrying
by crossriverwatch admin It is unimaginable but true, Nigerians spend billions of naira in India yearly on medical tourism. Within the last five years, the Indian embassy recorded the highest number of visa request from any single country seeking permits to visit India for medical reasons from Nigeria with exception of United States. The failure
by crossriverwatch admin “With his qualities and novel achievements, Senator Benedict Ayade certainly stands tall and able to pilot the affairs of Cross River State.” – Alice Aboh As the political jostling to determine the gladiators who will contest for the various state governorships next year is set to commence in earnest later this year,