By Jonathan Abang-Ugbal The 19th National Sports Festival Kick-off day is less than a month away, but how ready is the state, to host this event? When the Deputy Governor of Cross River State, Barrister Efiok Cobham received the NAFEST torch in the closing stages of the Eko 2012 games, many believed the sports festival
By Monday Ogar A former Cross River State Commissioner of Education and Information Prof. Stella Attoe has asserted that the problem with Nigeria is deeply rooted in ethnicity and bitter politics that was planted by the way and manner the British administered the country during the colonial era. She said this while delivering a paper
By Jonathan Abang Ugbal and Cosmos Obi A Civil Engineering student in the Cross River State University of Technology has emerged winner in a cooking competition. Modey Murphy emerged winner after beating nine other participants who were all female in a keenly contested competition organized by Onga Seasoning, a brand of Promasidor. Speaking with CrossRiverWatch,
By Jonathan Ugbal Tearing of billboards and campaign posters is an old trick known to almost all who are interested in the political scene as a favorite tool usually employed by members of opposing political divides against themselves. This tool seem to be in use in Cross River as the campaign posters of one of
By Laureta Akpan The Conference of Cross River State Professionals, a socio-political association of professionals from Cross River state have condemn the State PDP caucus screening of governorship aspirants which released a list of 5 finalists out of the 26 who have announced their interest. The conference in a statement signed by its Convener in
By Aplefe Ojong The 59th Inaugural Lecture of the University of Calabar has been slated for Wednesday, October 29, 2014. Information made available to CrossRiverWatch by the University’s Information Officer, Mr. Effiong Eyo indicates that the lecture will hold at the UNICAL International Conference Center, by 3.00pm. The 59th Inaugural lecture with the topic: “antioxidants:
By Archibong Jeremiah The Director General, Goddy Jedy Agba Campaign Organization, GJACO, Dr. Sandy Onoh has asserted that he and his team is not afraid of the political oligarchy in Cross River State and cleared the air about the health of his principal, Prince Goddy Jedy Agba, guber aspirant Cross River State come 2015. The
By Larry Akem Youth leaders from the South, Central and the Northern parts of Cross River State have endorsed the aspiration of the immediate past commissioner for works, Mr. Legor Idagbo to pick the ticket of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party PDP, to contest the governorship of the State come 2015. In their different speeches