By CrossRiverWatch Admin Cross River is the second largest producer of cocoa in the West African country of Nigeria with production in excess of 80,000 metric tons a year. Cocoa from Cross River State has been judged one of the best in Nigeria even as the state has the potential to become the leading producer
By Margaret John 2019 presidential aspirant, Mr. Omoleye Sowore on Thursday pledged to relocate the displaced people of Bakassi to better temporary homes during his first three months in office as the President of Nigeria. Sowore stated this during his visit to the internally displaced person’s (IDPs) camp in Ikot Eyo, Akpabuyo where he expressed
By Ogar Monday Former Cross River Governor and aspirant for the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Clement Ebri has accused the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Pastor Usani Usani of working hand-in-glove with incumbent Governor Ben Ayade to kill the State. This comes on the heels of another fresh round in
By Violet Isek Legal practitioners in Calabar, the Cross River State capital have accused the executive arm of government of deliberately frustrating the judiciary to ensure people do not get justice. A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mba Ukweni and a former chairman of the Calabar branch of the Nigerian Bar Association, Mrs. Nkoyo Amah stated
By Violet Isek The founder of Sahara Reporters and Nigerian Presidential aspirant for the 2019 general elections, Mr. Omoyele Sowore will on Friday May 25, 2018 hold a Town Hall Meeting in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. The Town Hall Meeting tagged; “Calabar Town Hall Meeting With Omoyele Sowore” forms part of his activities
By Roland Enya-Forte A former Governor of Cross River State and an aspirant for the post of the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Clement Ebri has stated that being a youth doesn’t give one an automatic ticket to leadership. Chief Ebri who spoke recently on “The Dialogue With Agba Jalingo” on
By CrossRiverWatch Admin This is one of the most recurrent slogan in recent history because it is the slogan of the supposedly largest political party in Africa – A party that once controlled the commanding height of the political affairs of the most populous black nation in Africa, the People’s Democratic Party. However, the emphasis
By Margaret John The Speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly, Hon. John Gaul Lebo has described late former Commissioner for Water Resources, Engr. Elemi Etowa as an enigma of achievements. The Speaker made the assertion when he led a delegation of the House on a condolence visit to the family of the