by crossriverwatch admin Those of us who push for certain changes in our political landscape do so because we want to see a prosperous, properly governed, socially responsible citizenry, and politically responsive elites who take their jobs seriously. Whilst on Saturday I was glued to my television set watching the Transformation Ambassadors of Nigeria (TAN)
by crossriverwatch admin As criticisms continue to trail the approval by the Cross River State House of Assembly for the government to raise a N40b Bond, the governor has explained that the Bond is not to raise fresh loans but to renegotiate the existing debt and spread the repayment period over a reasonable time and
by crossriverwatch admin One of the chieftains of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Hon. Effiong Ekarika has finally decamped to the opposition All Progressives Congress, APC after months of speculations. Hon. Ekarika, who until his decamping was one of the ruling party’s grass roots mobilizer in Calabar, organized a cross over ceremony on Saturday
by crossriverwatch admin Governorship aspirants in Cross River State on the PDP platform have been directed by the Northern Caucus of the party to submit their curriculum vitae and other personal details along with two passports to the Chairman of the Caucus, Chief Linus Okom a.k.a Ada Bekwara. This instruction is sequel to the scheduled
by crossriverwatch admin The President of the National Association of Cross River State Students, World Wide, Comrade Philomina Agweye has taken the message of sensitization on the prevalence of Ebola virus to tertiary institutions across the state. The recent exercise saw the President of the Union visiting the University of Calabar; Cross River University of
by crossriverwatch admin News reports of our Governor getting approval from the Cross River State House of Assembly to raise a bond for the sum of N40bn to finance various projects of the state government are thoroughly alarming. 2. Ordinarily, taking a Bond or other loan to finance projects is routine in government. But juxtaposed
by crossriverwatch admin Eleven female traders returning from Adim market in Biase Local Government of Cross River State were on Friday crushed to death when a Mitsubishi truck ran into a Hiace passenger bus along the Calabar-Ikom highway allegedly due to lose of control of the vehicle by the driver due to brake failure. Mrs.
by crossriverwatch admin The United Cement Company of Nigeria Limited (UniCem) has concluded arrangements to bring President Jonathan to Cross River state for the first time since his election to perform the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of the company’s N84 billion, 2.5 metric tonnes cement production line. The ceremony is expected to be performed