Most times when I visit Nigeria my relatives run around to prepare local delicacies on the assumption that living in America we miss out of these delicacies. They believe we only eat the White man’s food. This is far from the truth, as virtually everything you have in a local market in Calabar is also
His history runs like a Horatio Alger story. The story of that dude around the block who despite holes in his knickers, deliberately chose to dream big, aim high and with enigmatic strides, dedicated focus and painstaking hard work rose from obscurity to deafening popularity. Many, especially those unbeknownst to his history will find it
Back In The Days Wow! I was blown over by the wonderful responses I got. A buddie of mine just capped it with memories of his childhood. Family is not only by blood but then who really cared if we were blood or not. Just the fact that we are from same town, village made
By CrossRiverWatch admin The Cross River Indigenes Association (CRIDA) in Abuja has called on Governor Ben Ayade to declare a state of emergency on roads in the state and complete the 16-year old Liaison Office abandoned at the Central Business District of Abuja by previous governments through a Public Private Partnership (PPP) arrangement. Making the
By Archibong Jeremiah Ugah, Elizabeth Daniels, a film maker from Obudu Local Government Area in Cross River state has said that the spirit of entertainment has left the state and blamed the immediate past state government for not doing enough to develop the industry in the state. The Lagos based movie producer barred her mind
By Ogar Monday The Nigeria Union of Campus Journalists, University of Calabar Council (NUCJ-UCC) has organized a debate for candidates vying for positions into various offices in the next dispensation of the Students Union Government (SUG). The debate which held at the Malabor square within the University of Calabar, yesterday, presented students the opportunity of
By Our Correspondent The Speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly, Hon. John Gaul Lebo has produced a proposed legislative direction for the 8th Assembly, with a pledge to partner with the executive arm of government led by Governor Ben Ayade to transform the economy of the state and improve the lot of
“Lagos is a land of opportunities”. “Lagos is a commercial City” Not a day passes without one hearing or reading about one of those – about Lagos and the desire of every Nigerian to move over there, mostly because it is a land where we perceive any form of business thrives. This has sparked a