by crossriverwatch admin On the 10th of July, 2013 Senator Liyel Imoke, the Cross River State governor and his younger brother, Efa Imoke would mark their birthdays. Senator Imoke as the axiom says would hit gold plus two, Efa would hit the gold mark. That is, while Imoke who was born on July 10th 1961
by crossriverwatch admin Jukun are an ethno-linguistic group or ethnic nation in West Africa. The Jukun are traditionally located in Taraba, Benue, Nassarawa, Plateau, Adamawa, and Gombe states in Nigeria and parts of north western Cameroon. They are descendants of the people of the Kwararafa kingdom. Most of the tribes in the north central of
by crossriverwatch admin Yesterday the Peoples Democratic Party, Cross River State Chapter published its guidelines for aspirants seeking nomination as its Chairmanship and Councillorship candidates respectively in the forthcoming Local Government Council election scheduled for September, 2013 in the State. After the publication of these guidelines ominous silence, outrage, disbelief and shocked descended and permeated
by crossriverwatch admin Fellow Cross Riverians, Throughout history, good governance has been the quintessential example of development, and the foundation for a liberal democratic society. The inexorable triumph of liberal democracy gave birth to a society where the governance machinery was to be harnessed in the public’s best interest as opposed to a select group
by crossriverwatch admin On Monday, March 18, 2013, the Chairman of Cross River State Independent Electoral Commission, Sir Patrick Otu, unveiled the time table for the 2013 elections for the chairmen and councilors positions in the eighteen council areas and one hundred and ninety-six political wards of the state with the polling date fixed for
by crossriverwatch admin “If education is what makes a man, Nero would not have been Seneca’s Pupil”- Anonymous I will begin by telling a short history that tells a replica of our situation. Lucius Annaeus Seneca often known simply as Seneca; (4 BC – AD 65) was a Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman, and dramatist of
In this report, Temitayo Famutimi examines the opportunities and dangers associated with the use of new media tools for information dissemination With the level of Internet penetration in Nigeria, coupled with the availability of various new media tools, ordinary citizens other than professional journalists now actively engage in information dissemination. Roles hitherto exclusively played by
By Punch (segun@segunakiode.com @segunakiode) Social media is the ravel of the moment and, by all indications so far, it would be so for a while. In these ‘new days’ of social networking, many find it even more comfortable to send a Facebook invite, follow you on Twitter or ask for your BlackBerry pin than ask