By Jonathan Ugbal Zambia’s former Vice President and opposition leader in that country, Mr. Nevers Sekwila Mumba has said that the continent has been abused by corrupt leaders, hence the need for ‘moral legislation’ by the legislative arm of government to keep the excesses of the executive and legislature in check. Mr. Mumba stated this
When the 2015 general election was cooking, everyone knew the Chefs and knew quite well what was cooking. It was clear where the major two aromas were coming from. But the seasoning from one pot was able to wet more throats because the pot kept boiling and almost never wanted to come down from the
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Students of the Faculty of Law University of Calabar emerged winners of the 8th Africa Regional round of Manfred Lachs International Space Law Moot Court Competition. The two days competition which held in Pretoria, South Africa on the 9th and 10th May, 2019 had selected law students from Africa countries. Representing the
By Margaret John, House of Assembly Correspondent The member representing Bakassi in the Cross River State House of Assembly, Hon. Ekpo Ekpo Bassey has lost his mother. Obongawan Ekpa Edem Robert gave up the ghost on 3rd May, 2019 at Asi Ukpo Diagnostic and Medical Center (AUDM) Calabar. Though having suffered from a protracted illness
By Efa Sunday and David Nsa Mr. Victor Dan Udu of Ministry of Information has been returned as Chairman, Nigerian Union of Journalist (NUJ) Cross River State Council. At the inauguration ceremony which held at Ernest Etim Bassey Press Centre, Calabar, Udu was returned along side, Mr. Oka Ibor of Chronicle Newspapers, Mr. Edem Edem
By Efa Sunday, Government House Correspondent The Cross River State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has directed that the recent allocation of Cocoa farms undertaken by the State Cocoa Allocation Committee be cancelled. A statement in Calabar by the Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Christian Ita, quoted Professor Ayade instructing that the cancellation takes effect immediately.
By Efa Sunday An Ibadan resident simply known Okoye Maria Emmanuel has called out to Cross Riverians and well meaning Nigerians to help him raise the sum of 10 million Naira to conduct a kidney transplant. Emmanuel Okoye in a letter signed by his Senior Clinical Officer at the Renal Dialysis Centre, University College Hospital
By Emmanuel Unah Relief materials worth millions of naira have been razed down in the Cross River State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) store house following a fire outbreak on Saturday evening. The fire which started at about 7pm razed several bags of rice, gallons of vegetable, cartons of biscuits and noodles kept in the warehouse