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Navy Decries Perennial Flooding of Barracks in Calabar

by crossriverwatch admin The perennial flooding of the Nigerian Navy Barracks in Calabar the Cross River State capital has gone beyond the resources and capacity of the Naval authorities and now requires the assistance of state and federal government control. Rear Admiral Charles Obiora Medani, the Flag Officer Commanding, Eastern Naval Command who stated this

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National Confab: Southern Leaders Meet in Calabar, Resolve to Speak With One Voice

by crossriverwatch admin Leaders of Southern Nigeria comprising the south-south, south east and south west met on Monday in Calabar the Cross River State capital and resolved to speak with one voice at the National Conference coming up in March 2014. The leaders in their various remarks at the summit convened by Governors Olusegun Mimiko,

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Centenary Celebrations: Hogan ‘Kid’ Bassey, Dick Tiger Deserve Special Honours – CCRP

by crossriverwatch admin The Conference of Cross River Professionals, CCRP has called on the federal government and all the relevant authorities associated with the celebrations marking Nigeria’s one hundred years as a nation to reflect on individuals and groups that have made Nigeria the great nation it is today and accord them honours. Speaking in

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Abi Chair Commends Imoke’s Chief of Staff For Bagging Ph.D

by crossriverwatch admin The Chief of Staff to the Governor of Cross River, Hon Dr. Alex Egbona has been commended for bagging a Doctorate Degree in Education Administration and Planning from the prestigious University of Calabar. Chairman of Abi Local Government Council Hon. Mrs Edith Amadi gave the commendation yesterday in a congratulatory message to

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Ndoma Egba Distributes Agricultural Products to Constituents

by crossriverwatch admin Worried by the inability of farmers to access loans and their continuous clinging to outdated farming practices which have kept their productivity low, the Senator representing the Central Senatorial District, Senator Victor Ndoma Egba, Nigeria’s Senate Leader recently organised an outreach where he distributed free agricultural inputs to the farmers. The outreach

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Cross River Juju Politicians, Wasted Years, And The Future of Democracy BY OBASESAM OKOI

by crossriverwatch admin The political class in our constituency is dominated by “Juju politicians,” men who consult with occultist powers, necromancy and all sorts of demonic manipulations to stay in power. History will not vindicate our generation if we continue trading our political destiny with “juju politicians” rather than identify visionaries who will salvage our

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Conference of Cross River State Professionals: A Child of Necessity – Nyong

by crossriverwatch admin The Convener of the Conference of Cross River State Professionals has said that the association is a child of necessity which was born out of the need to enliven community activism and raise the bar in inter-communal connectivity through different vocational platforms of individual members. While speaking at a meeting of the

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Another Communal Conflict Brews Between Inyima and Onyadama

by crossriverwatch admin The neighboring communities of Onyadama and Inyima in Obubra Local Government Area in the Central Senatorial District of Cross River State are embroiled in another round of crisis which may lead to inter communal conflict. The people of Inyima are claiming that their Onyadama neighbors over the weekend invaded their farms and

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