by crossriverwatch admin The outgoing Commander of the Nigerian Army, 13 Brigade, Calabar Brigadier General Shehu Yusuf is widely commended in Cross River and neighbouring Akwa-Ibom state for achieving great strides in controlling the spate of piracy and illegal bunkering in the eastern water ways. Crossriverwatch caught up with General Yusuf recently and he spoke
by crossriverwatch admin Mr. Pat Ugbe is the Cross River State Commissioner for Youth and Sports Development. He agrees that youth unemployment is pervasive in the state but insist that government is taking steps to change the situation. In this exclusive interview with crossriverwatch, he enumerates the steps his ministry is taking to create employment
by crossriverwatch admin Cross River State Commissioner for Youths and Sports Development, Mr. Patrick Ugbe has said that the state was denied of about three gold medals at the 18th National Sports Festival, tagged Eko 2012. Ugbe who stated this in an interview with crossriverwatch in Calabar, the state capital said that kick boxing which
President of the Wheelchair Basketball Federation of Nigeria, Bukola Olapade has called on the National Sports Commission, NSC to consider the inclusion of the sport among medal scoring events in future National Sports Festivals, beginning from Calabar 2014 Games. Speaking in Lagos Wednesday, the former Ogun State Commissioner for Sports disclosed that wheelchair basketball had
by Vanguard Lagos State, inflicted the unkindest cut on their Cross River counterparts when they snatched renowned athletics coach and former world 400m record holder, Lee Evans who has been spearheading Cross River’s grassroots athletics development programme. Coach Evans worked with Cross River State for almost three years, but a few weeks to the National
by crossriverwatch admin The Cross River State Commissioner for Sports and Youth Development and leader of Team Cross River to the 18th National Sports Festival in Lagos tagged “Eko 2012”, has promised that Team Cross River will do better than they did in Rivers State last year. The Cross River State contingent to the 17th
Nigeria head coach, Stephen Keshi has assured he will meet the January 9 deadline of Caf for submission of final squad for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa. ”We are aware of the deadline and we shall ensure we keep to it,” Keshi was quoted as saying in the November 23 edition
La Liga champions Real suffered a 1-0 defeat at Betis on Saturday and are now in third place in the league, 11 points behind table-toppers Barcelona. Despite the problems on the pitch, Mourinho believes there are no issues off it. “Here, I am working as I have for many years. There is no question, the