By Godwin Otang The Cross River Government has said that it is working on the legislation that will regulate the pageant industry in the State in a bid to streamline practices and protect both organisers and contestants. This followed calls from several quarters for a moratorium to be placed on the industry due to the
By Martha Abua A former beauty queen, Miss Victoria Ana has confirmed claims of demands of sexual gratification by organisers of pageants in Nigeria. Miss Ana, who is the founder of ‘Life Begins Initiative’ stated this Sunday in Calabar while speaking on ‘The Dialogue With Agba Jalingo’ a radio program on Hit FM where she
By Inyali Peter The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Obudu/Bekwarra/Obanliku federal constituency in the 2019 general elections, Mr. Koko Dan has donated a furnished four-bedroom apartment to a family which lost its hut to a harmattan fire in Obudu local government area of northern Cross River State. CrossRiverWatch gathered that the
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent The training of an 800 man special force consisting of personnel of the Nigerian Army, Nigerian Police, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps and the Nigerian Immigration Service was on Tuesday flagged off in Cross River State to checkmate kidnappings, robbery, militancy among other crimes. The month long training
By Efa Sunday The interviews for candidates shortlisted by the Cross River State Universal Basic Education Board for recruitment as teachers and security men across the state will hold between October 22 and November 10, 2018 a statement from the Board says. The statement signed by the Executive Chairman, Dr. Stephen Odey and obtained by
By Jonathan Ugbal The Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on prosecution, Chief Okoi Obono-Obla has described as false, reports that an Abuja High Court declared factional guber candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Usani Usani as the authentic flag bearer of the party in Cross River State. Justice Valentine B. Ashi had on
By Inyali Peter The crisis brewing in Cross River State chapter of the All Progressive Congress, APC over the authentic Governorship candidate of the party has taken a new dimension as Abuja High Court on Monday granted an order restraining the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC from recognizing Senator John Owan Enoh as the candidate
By Patrick Obia And Violet Ekane Spokesperson of Security and Response Agencies have ended a three days capacity building workshop in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. The event was tagged “Global Terrorism and Crisis of Narratives: The Challenges For Nigeria Security.” In a lecture, Dr. Andy Iheme of the Nigeria Institute of Public Relations