by crossriverwatch admin Baring any change of mind, the Senate Leader, Senator Victor Ndoma Egba, SAN is set to award another set of scholarships to students from Cross River Central Senatorial District who met the required guidelines on Monday 15th Sept 2014. CrossRiverWatch gathered that the event which is expected to commence at 10 a.m.
by crossriverwatch admin The continuous onslaught on Christian communities and churches in the North Eastern part of Nigeria has rendered many Christians homeless, thereby making them refugees in their own country. The Executive Secretary of the humanitarian arm of the Catholic Church in Nigeria, Catholic Caritas Foundation, Reverend Father Evaristus Bassey stated this while briefing
by crossriverwatch admin No fewer than five hundred teachers from Southern Cross River are currently undergoing awareness and sensitization training on the dreaded Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) as primary and secondary schools students get set to resume. The training workshop which held in Calabar recently witnessed a large turnout of teachers, parents and proprietors of
by Our Editor The battle as to who becomes the next occupant of Peregrino House, Calabar, starting from May 29, 2015 is gradually becoming murky as the man who currently dictates the direction of political tides and his inner political arrow-heads are daily rolling out new tricks and intrigues from their inexhaustible bag of political
by Akpet Obaji The Country Director, Stepping Stones Nigeria, SSN, an NGO working in Calabar, Mr. Ian Harvey has disclosed to CrossRiverWatch that the Cross River State government has been of great support to his organization in their quest to bring education to vulnerable children in the state. Mr. Ian made the disclosure after his
by crossriverwatch admin There are indications that Cross River human rights lawyer and politician, Barrister Obono Obla will soon head to Court to challenge the decision of the Cross River State government to raise a 40Billion Naira Bond to recapitalize its debts. The Cross River State Bonds Development Law 2014 has generated a deluge of
by Monday Ogar The Secretary, Cross River State chapter of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP Mr. Goddy Eta has declared that Sen. Liyel Imoke will play a major role and also have a say in who becomes the next governor of the state. Mr. Eta who was speaking at the inauguration of the State
by crossriverwatch admin Cross River born former Nigeria women’s coach Ntiero Effiom, who led the national side to their fifth straight African Women’s Championship title in 2006, has died after a brief illness in Cross River state. Effiom passed away on Tuesday in hospital after suffering a stroke, according to his wife. “He was a