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
By Archibong Jeremiah The Cross River state governor, Senator Liyel Imoke has applauded the management of the United Cement Company, UNICEM for its role in developing and sustaining grass root sports in the state. Imoke maintained that “It is after 2005 when we made the decision to improve on grass roots sports by building a
By Our Reporter Just as CrossRiverWatch predicted, the 19th National Sports Festival, christened ‘Paradise Games’ scheduled to hold in Calabar, the Cross River State capital later this month has been postponed till April, 2014. But contrary to insinuations that the festival was postponed because of impending political campaigns, Director General of the National Sports Commission
By Jonathan Abang-Ugbal The 19th National Sports Festival Kick-off day is less than a month away, but how ready is the state, to host this event? When the Deputy Governor of Cross River State, Barrister Efiok Cobham received the NAFEST torch in the closing stages of the Eko 2012 games, many believed the sports festival