By Bassey Inyang The All Progressives Congress (APC), in the Central Senatorial district of Cross River State, has announced that it has formally invited the former Leader of the Senate, Victor Ndoma-Egba (SAN) and third republic governor, Mr. Clement Ebri to join the party in order to strengthen it ahead of future elections, and in
By Jonathan Ugbal The accessibility of legislators by their constituents has been described as a panacea for effective representation which will translate into true development and continuous meaningful empowerment. The member representing Obudu/Obanliku/Bekwarra federal constituency in the National Assembly Legor Idagbo made this known on Saturday August 29, 2015 when he opened his constituency office
By Jonathan Ugbal, Government House Correspondent The embargo placed on employment by the past administration of Cross River State may soon be lifted even as northern Cross Riverians may soon enjoy improvement in power supply. Cross River’s governor Ben Ayade made this promises in his native Kakum village, Obudu local government area in a thanksgiving
New Yam festival (Bipam bifefe) is a common celebration among the Agba people – comprising of Bette, Bekwarra, Bendi, Alege and Igede and others due to political affiliations. ‘New Yam festival’ is an anglicized nomenclature of what was originally known as “Bewhutang”. This old name has generated a lot of arguments among Christian believers who
INTRODUCTION The ceding of Bakassi Peninsula by Nigeria to Cameroun on October 9, 2012 following the International Court of Justice judgment in 2002 and the loss of the oil wells to Akwa Ibom State through the Nigerian Supreme Court judgment of 2012 are two events that mark a turning point for Cross River State. These
By CrossRiverWatch admin On Tuesday 25th August 2015, the Hon. Speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly, Hon. John Gaul Lebo unveiled the Cross River State Democracy Club and Youth Parliament at the mini auditorium of the Cross River State House of Assembly Complex, Calabar. In his speech, the Speaker said democracy is
The Member representing Ogoja State Constituency in the Cross River State House of Assembly, Hon Peter Odey, has sponsored a bill for a law to make provision for the Cross River State Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs Agency. Hon Odey said the bill is a development strategy which seeks to establish an agency that will drive
By Jonathan Ugbal The current economic challenges facing Cross River is contrary to what the ancestors of the state dreamt about says a one time Attorney General of the Federation, Mr. Kanu Agabi. The Senior Advocate of Nigeria said this during a lecture at the third Anniversary Lecture of CrossRiverWatch where he was the Guest