By Jonathan Ugbal; Government House Correspondent The ultimate goal of students while in school has been identified as ensuring the completion of their academic activities without causing or creating avenues for unrest in the society. Ivara Esu, Cross River Deputy Governor said this in Calabar when he received leaders of student union bodies in the
By Our Correspondent Contrary to expectations that the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari will seek a review of the judgement of the International Court of Justice, ICJ which ceded the oil rich Bakassi peninsula to Cameroon, the President yesterday in the Cameroonian capital, Yaounde, promised that Nigeria will faithfully abide by the decision of the
By Our Correspondent (Picture Credit-CrossRiverWatch) President Muhammadu Buhari was hosted to a state dinner at the Unity Palace in Yaounde Cameroon by the Cameroonian President, Paul Biya and his wife Mrs Chantal Biya. On the high table with the President is the Governor of CrossRiver state, Senator Ben Ayade and Governor of Borno state Alhaji
By Otto-Obong Clement Senator Bassey Otu has commended members of UNICEM Host Communities for honoring him with an award for Human Development saying the effort of the organization to bring political leaders in the Southern Senatorial district together is worthy of accolades. Senator Otu while speaking at the award ceremony said it has become imperative
By Jonathan Ugbal The ceding of Bakassi peninsula to Cameroun by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has been described as a sore point in the history of Nigeria as a country. Nigeria’s former Ambassador to Ethiopia and member who represented Calabar Municipal/Odukpani federal constituency in the 7th Assembly, Nkoyo Toyo made this known in
It was the pioneer Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar, Late Professor Emmanuel Ayandele who aptly described Cross River (now Cross River and Akwa Ibom States) as an atomistic society perpetually at war with itself. What the late renowned Professor of History got from the people of this area at that time was a
By Ikwen Atuaka The screening exercise targeted at weeding out ghost workers in local governments by the Cross River State government has resumed in Obudu following resumption of work by civil servants. As earlier reported by CrossRiverWatch, the screening exercise was received with mixed feelings and a short industrial action by the Nigeria Union of
By Archibong Jeremiah, House Of Assembly Correspondent Hon. John Gaul Lebo, Speaker Cross River State House of Assembly has stated that his constituency (Abi) is indeed lucky to have produced a Speaker of the House of Assembly immediately after producing the Governor of the State. John Gaul said this while addressing members of Imabana Progressive