By Elijah Ugani The Obudu Legislative Council has described as unfortunate and unacceptable the non-implementation of its Resolutions, prominent among them being the lease agreement between the Council and Whisper Garden for the management of the Liyel Imoke Civic Center in Obudu which has remained under utilized and dilapidated. In one of its plenary sessions,
By Ekemini Raymond The Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar, Prof. James Epoke, has led other principal officers of the University community to pray for the repose of the soul of Prof. Martins Andor Isika, who passed on some weeks ago. The farewell mass, which was held at St. Pauls Parish of the University
By Sylvia Etta Member representing the Akamkpa/Biase Federal constituency in the House of Representative, Hon. Daniel Asuquo (Dansuki), has reacted to rumors that the Akamkpa/Biase caucus of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP is nursing the intention to zone the Federal House of Representatives seat which he presently occupies to Biase LGA; describing the move as
By Sylvia Etta Cross River State governor, Senator Liyel Imoke has said that the annual Calabar Festival otherwise known as Carnival Calabar is growing the internally generated revenue, IGR of the state by 50 percent. This is coming on the heels of criticisms by sections of interests groups on the state who accuse the government
by crossriverwatch admin The immediate past Commissioner of Works in Cross River State and 2015 governorship aspirant, Mr. Legor Idagbo told CrossRiverWatch today that he is suspending his ongoing consultations in honor of an unnamed man who was this evening knocked down by a vehicle in his convoy on his way from Obanlikwu to Calabar
By Jonathan Ugbal To keen observers of Students Unionism in Cross River State, protests, botched plans, accusations of financial recklessness, name calling and ‘nato’ (slang for thwart) has been the order for some time now. The most recent been the botched planned inauguration of the new Executives of the National Association Of Nigerians Students Joint
By Sylvia Etta Former Cross River State governorship candidate, Ambassador Akpang Obi Odu has dragged the Cross River State Government to court over the government decision to concession the general hospitals in Ogoja, Bekwara and Obudu LGAs. According to the statement of claims filed at the Ogoja High Court by Obi Odu’s Lawyer, Barrister Obono
By Jonathan Ugbal The Southern Cross River State Students Association (SOCRISS) took to the streets of Calabar recently to express their support for the Senator representing Cross River Southern Senatorial District, Prince Bassey Otu in a rally tagged ”SOCRISS one million man match for Prince Bassey Otu”. The Students drawn up from the seven local