Ambassador Soni Abang, a former Nigeria ambassador to Mali and a two-time Chairman of Cross River State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) speaks on the lingering crisis in the state and canvasses a solution ahead of the 2015 general polls. In this interview with SAMUEL OGIDAN, he warned that if the state PDP should go to
By Thisday Elders and concerned stakeholders of the southern senatorial zone of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Cross River State on Monday lambasted the former governor of the state, Mr. Donald Duke, and Senate Leader, Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba, for what they described as deprecatory campaign against the state governor, Senator Liyel Imoke. Addressing a
By Aplefe Ojong The Information Officer, University of Calabar, Mr. Effiong Eyo, has been attacked by unknown gun men suspected to be either armed robbers or hired assassins. Competent sources informed CrossRiverWatch that the UNICAL Information Officer was attacked at his house by the unknown gun men in the morning of Friday, and is currently
By Jonathan Ugbal and Oqua Etim Cross River State has once again emerged overall champion at the National School Sports Festival which was hosted by the Benue State government in Otukpo Local Government Area, making it 4 times champion back-to-back since the 4th edition in 2011. With team Cross River State finishing first at the
By John Ushie An Abuja High Court today withheld ruling till an undisclosed date after hearing arguments from counsels in a preliminary objection filed by solicitors to the ruling PDP, Onyechi Ikpeazu (SAN) and Paul Erokoro (SAN) challenging the eligibility of the plaintiffs to sue the party over the November 1, 2014 Ward congresses in
By Archibong Jeremiah/Christiana Alawa/Jonathan Ugbal The Senator Liyel Imoke administration of Cross River State has concluded plans to privatize the Calabar Carnival. The administration’s position was made public over the weekend by the Director General of the Cross River State Carnival Commission, Mr. Gabe Onah while speaking at the carnival’s 10th anniversary second dry run
Archibong Jeremiah The Cross River State Commissioner of Information, Chief Akin Rickets has expressed high hopes that the concession agreement between the state government and Chris Parkes Marketing Solution, CPMS Africa for the collection of signage rates will yield positive results in due course. The Information Commissioner bared his mind at the toasting ceremony of
By Sylvia Etta The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has asked the Federal High Court to dismiss a suit filed by some members of the party in Cross River State praying for a restraining order on the National Chairman of the party, Alhaji Adamu Mu’azu, from using the result of the ward congresses other than the