by crossriverwatch admin A former National Director of Publicity of the People’s Democratic Party PDP, and strong man of Cross River politics, Barrister Venatius Ikem has described President Jonathan as being naive and over protective of the party’s national Chairman, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur. Mr. Ikem who has also been Director of the IBB Campaign Organization
by crossriverwatch admin WELCOME ADDRESS BY THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, CRWATCH RESOURCES; AGBA JALINGO ON THE FIRST YEAR ANNIVERSARY LECTURE OF CROSSRIVERWATCH HELD AT TRANSCORP METRO HOTEL, CALABAR THE 27TH OF AUGUST 2013 Protocol: I sincerely welcome everyone to this occasion. This is one day that we have waited for with a lot of anticipation. It
by crossriverwatch admin The Central of Nigeria, CBN says it has reserved sixty percent funds meant for entrepreneurial development programs across the country for the women to help build capacity to contribute meaningfully to the growth of individual families and the Nigerian economy. Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, Nigeria’s Central Bank governor stated this on Monday
by crossriverwatch admin The reigning African Table Tennis Champion, Cecilia Otu Akpan, has dedicated her victory to Cross River State Governor, Liyel Imoke. She emerged champions at the just concluded Lagos International Table Tennis Classics (LTTC) at the weekend at the Molade Okoya-Thomas Indoor Sports Hall of Teslim Balogun Stadium Lagos. She emerged number one
by crossriverwatch admin Super Eagles’ Coach, Stephen Keshi, expects all the players he invited for this weekend’s Brazil 2014 World Cup qualifier against Malawi to be in camp by midnight Monday. Keshi, who initially invited 42 players for the game and the subsequent friendly match against Burkina Faso, has whittled down his squad to 23
by crossriverwatch admin THE ROLE OF COMMUNITY JOURNALISM IN STRENGTHENING DEMOCRACY DELIVERED BY DR. JOE OKEI-ODUMAKIN, PRESIDENT, CAMPAIGN FOR DEMOCRACY AND WOMEN ARISE AT THE 1ST YEAR CRWATCH ANNIVERSARY LECTURE, TUESDAY AUGUST 27TH, 2013 AT TRANSCORP METRO HOTEL, CALABAR. A rather simplistic approach to our discourse might find us listing the well known functions of
by crossriverwatch admin President Goodluck Jonathan has commended the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) in its effort to fight for the rule of law and ensuring a lasting democracy in the country. Speaking while declaring open the 53rd Annual Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association with the theme, “Law, Leadership and Challenges of Nationhood in the
by crossriverwatch admin The threat to academic stability in the nation’s ivory towers because of the current strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has attracted headlines in the dailies. The media has also been awashed by many criticisms, most of which have been directed at the Federal Government in which President Jonathan