by crossriverwatch admin Chief Linus Okom, fondly called Ada Bekwara is a political kingmaker in Bekwara Local Government Area and Cross River State. He was recently selected as the chairman of the northern senatorial caucus of the ruling PDP in the state. The caucus has been saddled with the task of producing a single candidate
by crossriverwatch admin In a bid to reduce the number of unemployed in the country and add value to the society, the University of Calabar Entrepreneurship Development Center graduated her second batch of students who had undergone training at the center. Speaking at the event, Prof. Owan Enoh who was chairman of the occasion said
by crossriverwatch admin Two women, one a staff of the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital and a mother of three alleged to be child traffickers were on Tuesday evening paraded by men of the Cross River State Quick Intervention Squad, QIS, for being part of the syndicate that has been snatching children in Calabar. Commander
by crossriverwatch admin To stem the high incidences of mother to child transmission of HIV in communities in Calabar South, a nongovernmental organization, Development Option, DO, has undertaken the process of educating pregnant women and Traditional Birth Attendants on safe birth practices. Speaking to CrossRiverWatch during one of her advocacy visits to the Eserebom Village
by crossriverwatch admin “Public life will soon be over. I will get my life back. Mentally I am gone…the office of wife of governor is very ready for the next person.” These are the words of Cross River State First Lady, Obioma Imoke in an exclusive interview in the July/August 2014 issue of popular Celebrity
by crossriverwatch admin The National Vice Chairman of the opposition All Progressive Congress, APC South South, Mr. Hilliard Ettah has appealed to aggrieved members of the party in Cross River State not to decamp to the ruling PDP. Mr. Ettah made the appeal during his recent visit to Cross River State where he held series
by crossriverwatch admin Contractors handling the Millennium Development Goal’s Projects in Abi Local Government Area have been commended for the pace of work at the various sites. The Chairman of Abi Local Government Council Hon Edith Amadi gave the commendation recently when she undertook a surprise visit to project sites in the council area with
by crossriverwatch admin The UIkelke nation comprised of several communities and villages in Yala Local Government Area of Cross River State has bemoaned the state of its devastated road for which construction work awarded to a local construction firm in 2011 by the Cross River Rural Access and Mobility Board , RAMB has been abandoned.