story by crossriverwatch admin Nigeria’s leading human rights activists and social commentators have condemned the directive by the Central Bank of Nigeria to commercial banks in the country to stop advancing credit to Cross River State because of the failed $350 million Tinapa Business Resort. The apex bank in a circular, which was signed by
story by crossriverwatch admin Nigeria U17 team, the Golden Eaglets, today trounced visitors Niger 6-0 in a 2013 African Junior Championship return leg at the U.J. Esuene Stadium in Calabar. The Eaglets had earlier beaten their Nigerien counterparts in the first leg encounter played in Nyame on September 7, 2012. A crossriverwatch reporter who was
story by crossriverwatch admin The Cross River State First Lady, Bar. Mrs. Obioma Imoke has refuted reports that she is suffering pain in her bone marrow. Crossriverwatch had earlier quoted a report by The National Enquirer which claimed that Mrs. Imoke “is dying of an infection caused by tapeworm ingested in her system by some
story by crossriverwatch admin According to what National Enquirer Magazine reported, there’s this popular saying that, poverty doesn’t ever kill but riches do. That’s exactly the situation with one of the wives of a Nigerian governor who`s presently biting her fingers for looking for comforter when she’s comfortably off. It is a story of the
Obono Obla Berate CBN and C’River Assembly story by crossriverwatch admin Commercial banks were in the country were yesterday directed not to grant further credit to Cross River States because of the failure of the USD 350million Tinapa Business Resort. In a move said to be aimed at strengthening financial stability and instilling discipline in
I’m Still the Muri Munene – Effiong Mbukpa story by crossriverwatch There was palpable tension in Calabar South Local Government this morning. Crossriverwatch gathered that the scheduled re-election of the Muri Munene of the Efuts today has left the two factions contesting for the throne at each other’s throat. While state government officials are singing
story by crossriverwatch admin Kingmakers of Efut nation in Cross River State have rejected state government moves to impose a paramount ruler on Calabar South even when reigning paramount ruler Muri Munene Effiong Mbukpa is still on the throne. There is a looming crisis in the relatively peaceful Calabar South Local Government Area which in
story by crossriverwatch admin National Association of Seadogs, NAS, has given the Federal Government ultimatum to without delay commence the process of appealing against the International Court of Justice ruling against the disputed oil-rich Peninsula that was ceded to Cameroon. The Association also called on both the federal and Cross River State governments to without