By Our Correspondent The First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan yesterday gave reasons why President Goodluck Jonathan deserves to be reelected for a second term. The First Lady who was in Ikom, Cross River State, in continuation of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, nationwide Women rally to solicit votes for her husband, said President Jonathan has
By Jonathan Ugbal and Oqua Etim Cross River State has once again emerged overall champion at the National School Sports Festival which was hosted by the Benue State government in Otukpo Local Government Area, making it 4 times champion back-to-back since the 4th edition in 2011. With team Cross River State finishing first at the
By Jonathan Ugbal/Oqua Etim The Cross River State contingent to the seventh edition of the National School Sports Festival holding at Otukpo, Benue State has won a total of 124 gold, 82 silver and 69 bronze medals. A breakdown of the gold medals showed that the state dominated the athletics event winning 47 gold medals
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Former African sprints queen, Mercy Nku, is thrilled that the Obudu Mountain Race will clock 10 years this year and believes the huge successes recorded in the hosting of the competition has been due to the total and unflinching support the Local Organizing Committee (LOC) for the race has enjoyed from Cross
By Adah Onah With a few days to the 3rd Nigerian Sports Award scheduled for Thursday in Lagos, Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola and his Delta and Cross River counterparts Emmanuel Uduaghan and Liyel Imoke have emerged as contenders for the Sports Governor of the Year Award. The trio, who have contributed to sports development in
By Adah Onah The Provost of Federal College of Education Obudu, Cross River state Chief Eugene Ibli, on Sunday said that the school is ready to host the next edition of the Nigerian Colleges of Education Games, NICEGA billed to be hosted by the school in 2015. Mr. Ibli who gave this assurance in Minna
By Oqua Etim and Jonathan Ugbal The Cross River State Governor, Senator Liyel Imoke has expressed satisfaction with the success recorded by the Obudu International Mountain Race, claiming it has grown to another level in the past ten years. Senator Imoke, who was represented by his deputy, Mr. Efiok Cobham said this while officially declaring
By By Jonathan Ugbal/Oqua Etim Hillary Kipkorir Kemboi has won this year’s edition of the Obudu International Mountain Race, OIMR. The Kenyan national finished the race in a time of one hour, two minutes and three-four seconds to cart home the star prize of fifty thousand U.S dollars. Abebe Dinkesa from Ethiopia came second with