By Maxwell Effiong Studio 81 Productions, a concept and event management agency is organizing the maiden edition of Calabar Soccer Tournament. According to Hon. Anthony Duke, CEO Studio 81 Productions in a statement, the tournament is to kick-off Monday, 15th and run through the 27th of March 2021. Venue is the training pitch of the
By Archibong Jeremiah “Our findings show explicitly that the misinformation is being peddled by some faceless individuals on the social media with the intent to malign and paint black the unblemished record of Dr. Beatrice Igwe, as Bursar of the University of Calabar.” The above is an extract from a statement by Alliance for Justice
By Maxwell Effiong Ahead of the reconstruction of Calabar-Itu (Odukpani axis) Federal highway, benefiting communities in Odukpani LGA of Cross River State have raised alarm over suspected fowl play in the compensation process. Mr. Ekpenyong Akiba, spokesman for the benefiting communities recently told CrossRiverWatch that they have been suspecting “irregularities in the payment process hence, the
By Patrick Obia and Rachel Idim As different State’s Judicial Panel of Inquiry into Police Brutality and Restitutions, buckle up to meet the six months life span given to them, Cross River State judicial panel is on fast foots as it resumes sitting not less than twenty days from last adjournment to trash out 9
By Patrick Obia All is set for the launch of a book, ‘Beyond The Broken Chains’, a revolutionary compendium covering 533 days of the arrest and incarceration of an unflinching prisoner of conscience; Omoyele Sowore. The book authored by Frederick Omoyoma Odorige, is an audacious mirroring the Nigerian State in 356 pages; 92 chapters and
By Archibong Jeremiah The premier indigenous university in Cross River State, Arthur Jarvis University, AJU, Akpabuyo has clocked 4. The institution which started with 2 faculties now has 5, from 15 degree programs to 42 which has been successfully accredited and has been issued with full statutory license to operate as a tertiary institution. In a
By Patrick Obia Cross River State Government is set to host a one-day Agro Industrialization Summit in Calabar, the first capital of Nigeria. The summit which is to hold Tuesday, March 9, 2021, 10am has the theme “Promoting Agricultural Value Chain To boost Economic Development, Food Sufficiency and Curb Youth Restiveness”. The event is organized
By Socrates Mbamalu, FIJ On October 20, 2020, various Nigerian Newspapers such as The Daily Times, Vanguard, La Mode, The Sun Newspaper and The Nation praised Ngozikachi Abimbola Onyeluo, the Chief Executive Officer of Kachi Beauty Products and daughter of popular Nollywood actress Ireti Doyle, for empowering women, distributors, and entrepreneurs. One headline read, Kachi beauty