by crossriverwatch admin A coalition of civil society organizations in Calabar will join the rest of the world by 3pm to protest the abduction of over two hundred girls by the Boko Haram sect in Chibok, Borno State, North East Nigeria. Rising from a meeting yesterday, leaders of Girls Power Initiative, GPI, Social Rights Action,
by crossriverwatch admin Staff Adviser of the University of Calabar, UNICAL Chapter of Nigerian Union of Campus Journalists, NUCJ, Mr. Effiong Eyo has described the resurrection of the union’s Monthly Newspaper “Campus Lens” as one stride worthy of accolades. He gave this commendation at the maiden NUCJ UCC Final Year Send-Forth 2014/Launch of the Campus
by crossriverwatch admin The People’s Democratic Party, PDP, in Cross River State has barred its members in the state who are nursing any ambition of contesting elections for the position of governor or any other post from any form of electioneering campaign forthwith until the party’s guidelines are released. Handing out the ban yesterday in
by crossriverwatch admin Mr Goddy Jedy Agba is not a member of the People’s Democratic Party in Cross River State as his name is not in the register of the party any where in the state. Ntufam John Okon, the State Chairman of the PDP revealed this to CrossRiverWatch in Calabar on Friday saying that
by crossriverwatch admin The ongoing National Conference has received memoranda from members of the public for the creation of Ogoja state from the present Cross River state. Delegates from Cross River State had on Friday submitted a memorandum to the Committee on Political Restructuring and Forms of Government for the creation of Ogoja State from
by crossriverwatch The United Nations General Assembly declared May 3 to be World Press Freedom Day or just World Press Day to raise awareness of the importance of freedom of the press and remind governments of their duty to respect and uphold the right to freedom of expression enshrined under Article 19 of the Universal
by crossriverwatch admin One hundred and eight persons drawn from the fifty four wards of the Northern Senatorial District of Cross River State were on Wednesday inaugurated to serve in “Conversation Committees” of the Goddy Jedy Agba Campaign Organization. A similar inauguration ceremony held in Ikom, the Central Senatorial District same day while the inauguration
by crossriverwatch admin There are indications that the Cross River State governor, Senator Liyel Imoke may have finally made up his mind on who to succeed him in Peregreno House come 2015, on the platform of the ruling People’s Democratic Party, PDP. Highly placed sources in government have reliably informed CrossRiverWatchs that “the Governor after