By Bassey Inyang The Senator Representing Cross River South Senatorial District, Mr. Gershom Bassey, has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to withdraw its lead counsel from the national and state House of Assembly Elections Petitions Tribunal, Mr. Eni Okoi, and replace him with another lawyer. The Senator, who was the senatorial candidate
Bassey Inyang The wife of Nigeria’s President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, has donated nutritional supplements, Frisomum Gold milk, to at least 3,000 pregnant women and nursing mothers in Calabar, Cross River State. At the event which took place at the state APC secretariat in Calabar at the weekend, Mrs. Buhari said the product, which is a
By Jeremiah Archibong Dr. Lucy Ambekeh Udida, lecturer in the Department of Educational Administration and Planning, University of Calabar, UNICAL is also an Associate Professor in Higher Education. She is the first female Academic Doctor and first female Associate Professor from Obudu Local Government Area of Cross River State. In this exclusively interview with
By Our Correspondent The Governor of Cross River State, Senator Ben Ayade has assured journalists in the state of his administration’s commitment towards building and sustaining a robust relationship between the media, the government and people of the state. Governor Ayade who gave the assurance while inaugurating the Media Center for the Correspondents Chapel of
By Aplefe Ojong The Governing Council, Management, Staff and Students of the University of Calabar have felicitated with the CrossRiverWatch Team on the celebration of the 3rd Anniversary of the media platform. A goodwill message signed by the Vice Chancellor of the University, Professor James Epoke says that the institution is happy with the great
By CrossRiverWatch admin The governor of Cross River State, Senator Ben Ayade has assured the editorial team of CrossRiverWatch of his readiness to attend this year’s anniversary lecture of the media organization in Calabar later in the month. Also confirmed for the annual event is the former Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar, Professor
Recently I did an article elaborately on whether Governor Ayade can prove to be a man of his own or a surrogate imposed on the people by the conservative cabal in Cross River politics. However, as events keeps unfolding, his administrative policies have sparked the urgent need of advisers not necessarily as his cabinet members
As early as 7.00 am, Friday, July 31, 2015, Court 5 of the Federal High Court located at Maitama, district, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja was filled to its seating capacity. Outside the Court Room within the court premise, many groups of Cross River State extraction including the Northern Cross River Forum, Cross River State