By CrossRiverWatch Admin The board of trustees of Teacher Essien Ita Itam Education Trust Fund has offered scholarships to fifty (50) benefiting students in the State. The Foundation disclosed this in a letter signed by its Chairman, Ekpenyong Essien Ita. The Trust Fund was set up in 2014 by the late Barrister Temitope Ekpenyong Ita
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Armed Ambazonian rebels have been fingered as the culprits behind the abduction of a Nigerian community leader who went missing on Thursday. Chief Ogweshi Francis, the Clan Head of Belegete clan in Obanliku Local Government Area of Cross River State, was abducted on Thursday, his constituents say. Belegete is located about 400
By Ushang Ewa A pothole along Yellow Duke Street which defied two interventions during the administration of Governor Ben Ayade currently stares the Bassey Otu’s administration while repairs of roads ahead of the yuletide progress in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. The rehabilitation of some sections of roads in the Calabar metropolis commenced a
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Amateur footage has shown the moment some Senior Secondary Two (SS2) students allegedly imported gangsters to fight their senior counterpart – Senior Secondary Three (SS3) in Government College Ikot Ansa, Calabar, Cross River State. In the video that shows a rowdy scene, some students are seen fighting with sticking and what is
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent The Executive Governor of Cross River State, Sen. Bassey Edet Otu, has sought increased security presence for a more secure State. He made the appeal at Dan Archibong’s Lodge where he received 32 participants from the National Defence College, Abuja who are on a national study tour aimed at
By Mary Bassey Cross Riverians in the Diaspora (CRID); an organization working globally to unite Cross Riverians, promote mutual understanding, harness expertise and support programs that accelerate sociopolitical, economic and cultural change among others has been inaugurated. The inauguration held at Marian Hotel, Calabar had committee members and many more volunteers inaugurated. Dr. Justin Udie,
By Jacob Ajom, Vanguard Newspaper For the umpteenth time, serial winners, Team Delta were crowned champions of the 2023 National Youth Games (NYG) last Saturday at the Stephen Keshi stadium, Asaba. Team Delta dominated the week-long event after amassing an unprecedented 116-medal haul to underline its number-one position in the country. A breakdown of the
By Ike Uchechukwu, Vanguard Newspaper The Elections Petition Tribunal sitting in Calabar has affirmed the election of Senator representing Cross River North in the National Assembly, Sen. Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe The three-man tribunal headed by Justice M. A. Sambo in a unanimous decision upheld the election of Senator Jarigbe of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP.