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Enyimba FC Chairman Lauds Calabar Football Fans

By Jonathan Ugbal The Chairman of the Enyimba Football Club, Felix Anyansi-Agwu has commended the hospitality meted to his team who are currently playing their home matches in Calabar, the capital City of Cross River State due to ongoing renovations at their home stadium in Aba. “The people of Calabar have made us feel at

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Cross River Marks World Cancer Day With Free Screening For 140

By CrossRiverWatch Admin February 4th every year is known on the Health calendar as World Cancer day. It is a day set aside to create awareness on the causes and treatments of both male and female cancer. The Cross River State Government in collaboration with the medical women association of Nigeria (MWAN) Cross River State

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Cross River New Cities Development Board Hold Inaugural Meeting

By Ogar Monday The Chairman of the Cross River State New Cities Development Board, Mr. KJ Agba has revealed that Cross River State is a “goldmine” and that investors are falling over themselves to invest in the state, which is evident in the number of MOU’s the Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has signed. Agba also

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Calabar-Itu, Ikot Ekpene-Mbok-Ikom Road In Federal Government Priority List For 2017

By CrossRiverWatch Admin Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, has said that highway projects have been prioritized in the 2017 budget to achieve maximum progress. Fashola told the Senate Committee on Works that highway projects are categorized into six (Priorities I-VI.), with the Calabar-Itu road in Priority 1 and the Ikot Ekpene-Mbok-Ikom

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Old Ogoja: A Province Gone Under The Bushel? BY NKRUMAH BANKONG-OBI

By CrossRiverWatch Admin Political naming ceremonies are usually happy occasions. In the days of yore when the Nigerian military hierarchy created or ‘dashed’ those who lobbied most local government areas and states, such gestures brought the beneficiaries a sense of belonging despite the gapping national (in)cohesiveness. Nothing signposts the feeling of joy and the ecstasy

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You Have Provoked God – Olumba Tells Trump

By CrossRiverWatch Admin The spiritual leader of Brotherhood of the Cross and Star, Olumba Olumba Obu, has said that by the tension Trumps young administration has created around the world, the President of the United States of America, Donald Trump, has provoked God and will soon earn the wrath of God. He said also that

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FG To Deliver NGN2.7Billion Ogoja Inland Port In 2017

By CrossRiverWatch Admin The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) says the Ogoja Inland port and two others presently under construction in Baro and Lokoja will be completed this year, 2017. The Managing Director of NIWA, Boss Mustapha, who disclosed this in Lokoja during an interaction with newsmen recently said that works on the ports at

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Cross River Born Wofai Samuel, To Host 2017 Nigerian Writers Awards In Lagos

By Ogar Monday Organizers of the Nigerian Writers Award(NWA) have announced Cross River born MC,TV host and comedienne Wofai Samuel as host of the 2017 Nigeria Writers Awards to be held on the 19th of February at the Ace Olivia, Lagos City Mall. Making the announcement on their Instagram page, NWA said “Nigerian Writers Award

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