There are Christians in many urban centers both in Nigeria and abroad who have never been back home to their villages for decades. Not themselves nor their family members. The fear of their village is so morbid that even in the urban centers or countries where they have taken residence, they do not attend or
By Archibong Jeremiah Ahead of the 2023 general elections in Nigeria and Cross River State in particular, stakeholders from the Southern Senatorial District have appealed to other districts (North and Central) to support the ‘Back-To-South’ agenda. Yesterday at a press briefing held in the Diamond hall of the Transcorp Hotels in Calabar, the State capital
It is said, whatever has a beginning has an end. This saying is appropriate in the just concluded legislative by-elections for the Ogoja/Yala federal constituency and Akpabuyo State constituency which a few weeks and days prior to the polls seemed like there would be no life left after they held. Leading to the by-elections, there
By Patrick Obia Cross River Governor, Benedict Ayade has denied rumors that he deposed to an affidavit claiming he is still a member of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). A quote, allegedly taken from an affidavit he deposed to in response to suit number FHC/ABJ/CS/975/2021 filed by the PDP asking the Court to sack him
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri, Vanguard News Nigeria This is certainly not the best of times for Governor, Engr. David Umahi of Ebonyi State and his Deputy, Dr. Eric Igwe. The duo was last Tuesday, sacked from their respective offices by a Federal High Court in Abuja, following their defection from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to
By Patrick Obia A non-governmental organization in forefront of free legal and other aids to indigent women and children, Basic Rights Counsel Initiative (BRCI), has solicited N945,000 support from well-meaning individuals for the medical bill of a 12-year-old, Goodness Emeka Uche bathed with hot water. Goodness is said to have been bathed a mixture of
A milliner, according to the oxford advanced learner’s dictionary, is a person (mostly women) whose job is making and/or selling women’s headwear. Millinery is the amazing art that involves the creation of female headwear which ranges from fascinators to hatinators, turbans, autogele, headbands, headpieces, and bridal accessories, among others. Millinery is an old art form
By Patience Bassey, Blessing Isong And Ichinang Ola Long queues are currently greeting fuelling stations in Calabar over the increasing scarcity of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) better known as fuel. CrossRiverWatch correspondents visited most of the petrol stations in the metropolis with long queues of vehicles and those buying in containers spilling onto major roads