by crossriverwatch admin The Linguistics and Communication Studies Students Association, LINCOMSA, University of Calabar has commenced plans to host its first ever national dinner and award night for linguistics students across Nigeria. Preparations for the dinner night were kick-started following an inauguration of a four man committee last week during the association’s first congress for
by crossriverwatch admin The names of Dr. Sandy Onor and Engineer Effiong Bassey are conspicuously missing on the list of Cross River State Executive Council members recalled by Senator Liyel Imoke, following their suspension in December 2013. Governor Imoke in an announcement on the state media, Cross River Broadcasting Corporation, CRBC, on Wednesday morning asked
by crossriverwatch admin The Cross River State Governor, Senator Liyel Imoke this evening recalled his suspended Commissioners and Special Advisers who have been out of work since December 2013. It will be recalled that governor Imoke on December 2, 2013 suspended seven of his commissioners and thirteen special advisers for failing to attend activities marking
by crossriverwatch admin If you’re driving through Ikom, CRState, and happen to stop by Total Filling Station at 4 Corners to re-fuel, you are most likely to see this man, who’ll readily solicit for alms. Like the Jamaican Reggae man of the late 70s, U-Roy, or the famed “Mountain Man” of Obudu Ranch Resort, he
by crossriverwatch admin Cross River State Governor, Senator Liyel Imoke has been described as a one of the stabilisers and trail blazers of Nigeria politics in the recent time. Speaker of the Federal House of Representatives, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal stated this during his address at tan empowerment program organized by Hon. Daniel Asuquo, member representing
by crossriverwatch admin The Cross River State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists has referred to the ethics and disciplinary committee some of its members over their role in the recent publications about the Union and whose conduct the, Union say, is suspect. Rising from its monthly Congress of January 2014, the state council
by crossriverwatch admin The first rainfall in 2014 was recorded in Calabar in the early hours of Saturday with heavy thunderstorms and strong winds. The rain which started at about 3:45am early Saturday however did not fall in some parts of Calabar Municipal Council Area. Calabar weather has been unfriendly in the past weeks with
by crossriverwatch admin In southern part of Calabar, the Cross River State capital popularly called Calabar South, on a popular street, Inyang, at the Afokang Street intersection stands a mysterious edifice. The walls of the house which have several apartments with lockup stores at the front row are painted black and bear several strange inscriptions.