By David Nsa An Enterprise Development Consultant, Mr. Great Ogban has cautioned the government not to pay more attention to political ambitions than creating safe spaces for youths. He made his position known on air when hosted on “The Dialogue With Agba Jalingo” on Hit 95.9fm Calabar. According to him, “Having over 4, 000 appointees
By Deborah Obot The founder of Lift Hub Calabar, Mr. Joseph Okorn has said that for enterprise and entrepreneurial development to flourish in Cross River State, we should “adopt the Silicon Valley approach.” Mr. Joseph further called on the organized private sector to leverage on shared energy in order to contribute to the empowerment of
By Efa Sunday The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has charged all residents and indigenes of Bakassi to get registered for their Permanent Voters Card (PVC), reiterating that the dead line is close. The INEC Bakassi Local Government Area Officer, Mr. Lawrence Inang gave the charge over the weekend while addressing Ikang youths in a
By Mary Umani The founder of iKapture Networks, a skill acquisition training organization, Miss Grace Ihejiamazu has opined that creating inclusive education programs will go a long way to empower vulnerable youths in the rural parts of Cross River State. She maintained that empowering vulnerable youths in the rural areas will prevent them from falling
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The member representing Boki 2 in the Cross River State House of Assembly, Hillary Bisong has denied claims that he is nursing an ambition to be speaker of the 9th assembly should he win a second term. A statement issued by Mr. Bisong denounced claims by one Eliman Eliman, who hails from
By Cornelius Ellah The founder and editor-in-chief of CrossRiverWatch, Mr. Agba Jalingo has stated that journalism is a rich profession meant only for those who are trained to practice with uprightness and integrity. Jalingo stated this Monday in Calabar while delivering a pep talk on the values of journalism to 200 level students of the
By Jeremiah Archibong, Jonathan Ugbal and David Nsa The candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the concluded Obudu state assembly bye-election, Mrs. Abbey Ukpukpen has emerged winner having scored 12,712 votes despite not voting. The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. Bendebel Ishamali polled 4,345 votes to emerge runner up while
By Jeremiah Archibong, Jonathan Ugbal and Ushang Ewa The candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the house of assembly bye-election in Obudu, Abbey Ukpukpen has raced to an early lead. Results from seven out of ten wards announced so far shows Mrs. Ukpukpen is far ahead of her contenders from three other parties.