by crossriverwatch admin News reports of our Governor getting approval from the Cross River State House of Assembly to raise a bond for the sum of N40bn to finance various projects of the state government are thoroughly alarming. 2. Ordinarily, taking a Bond or other loan to finance projects is routine in government. But juxtaposed
by crossriverwatch admin Cross River Nollywood super star, Kate Henshaw is gearing up for the Federal House of Representatives seat for Calabar Municipal/Odukpani presently occupied by another Amazon, Hon. Ambassador Nkoyo Toyo. In this interview with Sahara TV, she speaks on what her plans are for her political sojourn. Excerpts: Are you quitting acting for
by crossriverwatch admin The Chairman of Abi Local Government Council Hon. Edith Amadi has advised couples against third party interference in their marriages especially when the marriage is at infancy stage. Hon. Amadi gave the advice weekend in Calabar during the wedding ceremony of her Vice, Hon Catherine Francis Eremi which held at the Redeemed
by crossriverwatch admin Gershom Bassey is a contender for the Government House in Cross River State in the 2015 elections. Though Bassey is from the same senatorial district as Donald Duke, former governor of the state, his chances are high following the zoning of the seat to the northern part of the state. He explains
by crossriverwatch admin I have stated in an earlier write-up on events unfolding towards a post-Imoke era in Cross River State that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) caucus system will confer the advantage of producing the party’s flagbearer more on Senator Liyel Imoke’s camp than the Ndoma-Egba/Jedy Agba camp. And, if the grapevine is anything
by crossriverwatch admin As date for People’s Democratic Party (PDP) primaries for the 2015 General Elections is fast closing in, the ruling party in Cross River has started holding nocturnal and close door meetings in isolated locations that would attract less suspicion and puck-nosing from newsmen. One of those secret meetings was convened on Friday,
by crossriverwatch admin As the Transformation Ambassadors of Nigeria, a political group campaigning for a second term for President Jonathan holds its South South Zonal Rally in Port Harcourt today, the largesse they gave to Local Government Chairmen in Cross River for mobilization is creating ripples between the LG bosses and the Commissioner for Local
by crossriverwatch admin The Chairman of Abi Local Government Council Mrs. Edith Amadi has stated that the development of Abi women through skills acquisition and capacity building was a cardinal agenda of her administration. Hon Amadi stated this recently in her office in Itigidi, Abi Council Headquarters when she received the National Council for Women