by crossriverwatch admin The first rainfall in 2014 was recorded in Calabar in the early hours of Saturday with heavy thunderstorms and strong winds. The rain which started at about 3:45am early Saturday however did not fall in some parts of Calabar Municipal Council Area. Calabar weather has been unfriendly in the past weeks with
by crossriverwatch admin “Run, Ma! Run!” Whenever Ma, the white woman, heard these words she knew that serious trouble was brewing, so she hurried out of the house and down the path into the forest. Presently she found Etim, the oldest son and heir apparent of chief Edem, lying unconscious under a tree which had
by crossriverwatch admin The Dean of Students Affairs University of Calabar, Prof. Eyong Ubana Eyong has urged campus journalists to be upright in their activities and let all feuds not deter them from their goal as “Consolidators of the Virtues of Truth”. He made the call at the inauguration of the Executive Council of University
by crossriverwatch admin On the 13th of January, 2014 the Mbarakom community in Akamkpa Local Government Area of Cross River State, Nigeria was plunged into confusion as a father of three, Mr. Silvanus Ekpe Edet Okon, a ‘son of the soil’, who has been residing in Oban and has not visited his home because of
by crossriverwatch admin General Electric (GE), a world leader in manufacturing of technological equipment and services is offering job opportunities for interested and experienced Cross Riverians from diverse fields. The company which will soon commence manufacturing of equipment, following its ground breaking ceremony last year by the Vice President, Namadi Sambo is set to begin
by crossriverwatch admin The fear of members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)in Cross River state decamping to opposition party has made the party executive to re-introduce its code of conduct with a disciplinary committee in place. The Code of conduct was reintroduced Wednesday when the party disciplinary committee was inaugurated at the Party secretariat
by crossriverwatch admin The need not to compromise the standard of the educational sector in Cross River State was again re-echoed during a recent stakeholders meeting held between the State Commissioner for Education and proprietors of private schools in Cross River. The Commissioner for Education, Professor Offiong Offiong after the meeting said it was agreed
by crossriverwatch admin In southern part of Calabar, the Cross River State capital popularly called Calabar South, on a popular street, Inyang, at the Afokang Street intersection stands a mysterious edifice. The walls of the house which have several apartments with lockup stores at the front row are painted black and bear several strange inscriptions.