by crossriverwatch admin A 24-year-old man was electrocuted on Monday while attempting to steal electricity cable in a transformer station at Government Technical College, Ikot Efanga Mkpa, 8 Miles, Calabar. When Nigerian Tribune visited the scene of the incident, his lifeless body was found hanging between high tension poles and was later brought down by
by crossriverwatch admin The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has announced that the Golden Eaglets upcoming CAN Under-17 qualifiers will be played in Calabar. The ‘Canaan City’ will once again be the home to Nigeria’s Under-17 national team, after Cross River State Governor, Liyel Imoke approved camping for the team in the state capital, which was
by crossriverwatch admin Senate Leader, Senator Victor Ndoma Egba, has said that he has facilitated the employment of over 120 of his constituents from the Central Senatorial District of Cross River State into Federal Minstries, Departments and Agencies, MDAs. In an update on his facebook timeline yesterday, the Senior Advocate of Nigeria said: There is
by crossriverwatch admin Nigeria’s A-list highlife music crooner, Sunny Neji, during the just concluded Democracy Day celebration, took his home state, Cross River, by storm with a back to back comedy and music entertainment show. The event, which was tagged ‘Laugh and Quench’ held at the Cultural Center, Calabar bringing together top comic and music
by crossriverwatch admin Government of Cross River State has warned cattle owners and herdsmen who graze at unauthorised places in the state, especially in the major cities. In Calabar, the state capital, the Calabar Urban Development Authority (CUDA) specifically warned that, henceforth, any cattle caught within the city shall immediately be confiscated by officials of
by crossriverwatch admin The Special Assistant to the Cross River State governor, Sen. Liyel Imoke, Mr. Wilfred Usani has said that the new tourism policy enacted by the state executive council aims to educate people who are not aware of their roles as well as benefits in the tourism industry in the state. Speaking to
by crossriverwatch admin Former beauty queen to Africa’s biggest street party, Carnival Calabar Queen, CCQ, Queeneth Orok has taken another bold step to host a pageant for kids on children’s day celebration. The kiddie’s pageantry, which is tagged ‘Children’s Day Prince and Princess,’ held at Transcorp, Calabar; Tuesday as part of her contribution to Nigeria
by crossriverwatch admin Recently, the mass media was awash with a report quoting the Cross River State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) Ntufam John Okon as saying that people are printing PDP cards to claim they are party members and that one Mr. Goddy Jedy Agba is not a member of the party.