By Aplefe Ojong The decision of the Governor of Cross River State, Senator Ben Ayade to allocate 30 appointments to members of the opposition parties in the state has attracted mixed reactions from a cross section of the indigenes of the state and other political parties. While the major opposition party, the All Progressives Congress,
By CrossRiverWatch admin Cross River State Democracy Club and Youth Parliament in seeking to achieve its set objectives of deepening democracy and promoting democratic culture and values among youths in Cross River State is poised to establish a network of clubs in the 18 Local Government Areas of the state. These clubs will be formed
By CrossRiverWatch admin The alleged serial sexual assault of students by the Dean of Faculty of Law in the University of Calabar, Professor Cyril Ndifon will be facing serious scrutiny after his arrest by policemen from the Airport Police Station in Calabar over fresh allegations of sexually assaulting a 20 year old 400 level law
By Jonathan Ugbal Reports reaching CrossRiverWatch indicates that no emergency agency is yet to arrive at an accident scene between Adim and Abini in Biase local government area several hours after a vehicle plunged into a river. A source on scene says the accident which occurred around 9 a.m. in the morning has caused traffic
By CrossRiverWatch admin Cross River’s governor Benedict Benyaushuye Ayade earlier this morning held his maiden statewide broadcast on his 100 days in office. Below is the full text of his address to Cross Riverians. My beloved people of Cross River State, I come before you today to cast a long gaze into the horizons of
By CrossRiverWatch admin A Cross River Catholic Priest, Fr. Peter Abue, is providing homes for orphans and giving them access to quality education to match their peers in other developed countries. RuralReporters recently made a road trip to Ogoja Local Council Area of Cross River State to meet with Fr. Peter Abue, a Catholic Priest
By Jeremiah Archibong Cross Riverians and Nigerians at large have been urged to embrace distance learning as a panacea to bridging the gap already created by over population and queuing behind regular institutions. The charge was made jointly by Dr. Etim Okon of the Department of Religion and Cultural Studies and Dr. Mike Okom of
By Jonathan Ugbal Graduates of various departments and batches of the Cross River University of Technology (CRUTECH) today braved the rains to protest their non mobilization for the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) and blocked the main gate of the institution in Calabar. The protest which lasted a little over 100 minutes saw students who