The title of this article is a localized or rather indigenized version of Walter Rodney’s classic ‘’how Europe underdeveloped Africa’’ written in the 1972 in an effort to explain Africa’s’ continuous deprivation and the role colonialism, nay the world capitalist system has to play in it. This article draws from Rodney’s knowledge of the concept
By Jonathan Ugbal To keen observers of Students Unionism in Cross River State, protests, botched plans, accusations of financial recklessness, name calling and ‘nato’ (slang for thwart) has been the order for some time now. The most recent been the botched planned inauguration of the new Executives of the National Association Of Nigerians Students Joint
By Jonathan Ugbal The Southern Cross River State Students Association (SOCRISS) took to the streets of Calabar recently to express their support for the Senator representing Cross River Southern Senatorial District, Prince Bassey Otu in a rally tagged ”SOCRISS one million man match for Prince Bassey Otu”. The Students drawn up from the seven local
Ejike Ejike The award of the contract for the Calabar Channel by the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) to a joint venture, Calabar Channel Management Limited (CCM) and Niger Global Engineering Services Limited, followed due process and not in contravention of any law, a director of Niger Global Engineering Services has said. Reacting to allegations by
By Bassey Inyang The Governor of Cross River State, Liyel Imoke, wants the federal government to speedily complete the ongoing renovation, expansion and remodelling of the Margaret Ekpo International Airport, Calabar. Imoke made the call when he received the National President, Air Transport Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSAN), Mr. Okewu Benjamin Sunday and other
By Elijah Ogani The Obudu Legislative Council has threatened to pass a Resolution calling for the transfer of all Principal Officers of Obudu Local Government Council if the late payment of their salaries and those of political appointees persist. In its plenary Session held on Tuesday, the Legislative Council expressed deep dismay over the persistence
By Sylvia Etta The All Progressives Congress, APC, may have expelled nine members in its Cross River state chapter for alleged constitutional breaches and disloyalty to the party. The nine members were said to have dragged the party to court as a fall out of last June’s state congress of the party. They had also
By Archibong Jeremiah Comrade Cosmos Okiri a native of Ukwutia village in Utugwang North ward of Obudu, and an aspirant for the Obudu constituency ticket in the Cross River State House of Assembly, CRSHA. In this interview with CrossRiverWatch, he says that the ruling People’s Democratic Party, PDP needs to inject more fresh blood into