by crossriverwatch admin After eagerly waiting for months, I was at the movies yesterday to see the movie ‘Half of a Yellow Sun’ an adaptation from the award winning novel by Chimamanda Adichie. The FilmHouse Cinema, Marina Resort, Calabar was filled to its brim, the audience were quite diverse, both the young and old. Authorities
by crossriverwatch admin The First Consultants Hospital, a private medical center in Lagos, while presenting a detailed account of the incident leading to the death of a Liberian official, Patrick Sawyer, after contacting the deadly Ebola virus, said “we were told he had an important role to play at the ECOWAS convention in Calabar, but
by crossriverwatch admin General Overseer, Deeper Christian Life Bible Ministry, Pastor William Kumuyi, has commended Governor Liyel Imoke of Cross River State for what he described as his visionary leadership in transforming the state. Kumuyi, who is in Calabar for a 3-Day Special Retreat, disclosed this when he led other senior pastors of the church
by crossriverwatch admin Writing about Jude Okwe’s death at this time is not what I prayed for, but as a Muslim, we believe in “Inalahi Wainalahi Rajiunnah” meaning, “It is from Allah we come and to Him alone we shall all return”. This portion from the Holy Quran is what has been my consolation because
by crossriverwatch admin The Cross River State governor, Senator Liyel Imoke has been lauded for gender sensitivity in governance which has ensured adequate representation of women in some key areas of governance in the state. The commendation was made by Mrs. Theresa Agbor in a chat with CrossRiverWatch where she disclosed that it is due
by crossriverwatch admin Following the death of forty year old Patrick Sawyer, a Liberian in Lagos last week, the Federal Government on Monday ordered six persons made up of Liberians and other West Africans from Ebola-afflicted countries currently attending an ECOWAS meeting in Calabar to return to Lagos for further examination and screening. Sawyer, a
by crossriverwatch admin Yesterday at about 18:49 GMT a 9 bedroom mud apartment at No. 6 Ekeng Abia Street Calabar South was engulfed by inferno. Residents around the house raised the alert about the fire which began in a room where the occupants were said to be in church and spread sporadically into other apartments.
by crossriverwatch admin The Association of Cross River Online Journalists, ACROJ has finally secured corporate registration with the Corporate Affairs Commission, CAC the statutory body saddled with the responsibility of incorporating all organizations and businesses in Nigeria. In Certificate of Incorporation of the Incorporated Trustees of ACROJ number CAC/IT/NO 70863, the Registrar General of the