Cross River 2015: Fidelis Ugbo Returns Nomination Form As the extended period for the purchase of nomination forms by the Peoples Democratic Party PDP, ended yesterday, one of the top five governorship aspirants for the party’s ticket ahead of 2015 gubernatorial race in Cross River State, Ntufam Fidelis Ugbo, yesterday Friday 7th November, 2014 returned
By Laureta Akpan Fresh indications emerged on Thursday that pressure is being mounted on the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Working Committee (NWC) to cancel the results of ward congresses held in Cross River last week Saturday. Sources confirmed that the intensity of the crisis in Cross River apparently informed the pressure being mounted by
By Sylvia Etta The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) leadership in Cross River State has suspended 11 of its members including a popular gubernatorial aspirant Mr. Goddy Jedy Agba for alleged manipulation of the last PDP ward congresses in the state. Those said to be suspended include, Senate Leader, Victor Ndoma Egba, Mr. Goddy Jedy Agba,
By Aplefe Ojong/Jeremiah Archibong/Christiana Ukung Alawa In a rare feat of public criticism, former governor of Cross River State, Mr. Donald Duke today publicly took his successor and friend of many years, Senator Liyel Imoke to the washers accusing him of dividing the PDP family in the state with insincerity in his leadership. Apart from
By Aplefe Ojong A lecturer with the Department of Theatre and Media Studies, Dr. Columba Apeh has stressed the need for the institutionalization of a process that will transparently allow the people to genuinely choose who to lead them. The University Don who made his feelings known while speaking to newsmen in Calabar in preparation
By Our Reporter Just as CrossRiverWatch predicted, the 19th National Sports Festival, christened ‘Paradise Games’ scheduled to hold in Calabar, the Cross River State capital later this month has been postponed till April, 2014. But contrary to insinuations that the festival was postponed because of impending political campaigns, Director General of the National Sports Commission
After begging the people of Akpabuyo to lead me through their peaceful protest, After swimming through a pool of thick mud and finding my way to dry land, After missing our way and ending up in the dead end of another Bakassi, After trekking long distance because the motorcycle chose a bushy area of all
By Jonathan Ugbal Reports reaching CrossRiverWatch from the Cross River University of Technology, CRUTECH suggest that the Vice Chancellor VC, Professor Anthony Owan-Enoh has just removed the acting head, Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science. Dr. Jonathan Testimony Abraham popularly known as Pastor J.T. Abraham by students. As at press time the reasons for