Pelican Stars players are hungry, others hospitalised over non payment of 9 months allowances. For 9 months now, Pelican Stars female football Club of Calabar has not been paid their allowances, a situation that has caused hunger, starvation, neglect and untold hardship on the side of the girls. On this sick bed at the Bakor
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Players (names withheld to prevent punitive measures being meted on them) of the Pelican Stars football club of Calabar have starved for eight months following non payment of allowances. They disclosed this in different interviews with newsmen. Pelican Stars is one of the two female football teams owned by the Cross River
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The authority of Nigerian Correctional Service have refuted reports in one of the private television stations and some social media handles claiming sponsorship of a football competition by detained journalist, Agba Jalingo for inmates in the Afokang custody Centre of the service in Calabar, Cross River State. The Nation Newspaper reports that
By CrossRiverWatch Admin A football competition for inmates of the medium security custodial center of the Nigerian Correctional Service in Nigeria’s port city of Calabar will kick off on Monday. The first match of the tournament starts by 10:00AM and it is in honor of Mr. Agba Jalingo, a journalist and rights activist who is
By CrossRiverWatch Admim The Cross River State House of Assembly has said that it will soon create a budgetary provision for talent hunt to return the State to its number one position in football and other sports. The Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Mr. Williams Jonah Eteng, who stated this while speaking with
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Agiababegiaka FC defeated the defending champions, Team Honour Ayade 2-1 to emerge the champions of the 6th edition of Comrade Odey Adamade Unity cup competition. The annual football fiesta which is named after the sponsor, Barr. Odey Adamade is usually hosted during the Obudu new yam festival featuring teams from all the
By Our Reporter “Football is what we used to make Donald Duke Governor, it’s same crowd I do see watching football match at the stadium is the same I saw during elections. Football is a game of unity, don’t allow football to die.” This is an assertion by the member representing Calabar South/Akpabuyo/Bakassi in the
By our reporter There was so much excitement in the air as Eastside Sports Club, Calabar handed over the newly renovated Big Qua Health Center to the Director General Cross River State Primary Health Development Agency. Speaking at the occasion, The Chairman of Eastside Sports Club who is also the immediate past Special Adviser to