By Margaret John Cross River Deputy Governor, Professor Ivara Esu has tasked online journalists practicing in the state to operate with integrity. Esu who also advised against embellishment, gave the charge on Thursday while commissioning the secretariat of the Association of Cross River Online Journalists in Calabar. The Deputy Governor who toured the secretariat had
By Jonathan Ugbal Follow @NaijaJonathan The Chairman of the Cross River State New Cities Development Board, Mr. Kjay Agba and a Federal House of Representatives hopeful, Engineer Wofai Ewa have enjoined Christians to reflect on the true values of the resurrection of Jesus Christ which is love, unity and forgiveness. Mr. Agba in a statement
By Jonathan Ugbal Follow @NaijaJonathan and Monday Ogar Follow @ogar_monday In a bid to develop the tourism sector in the nine states that make up the Niger Delta region of Nigeria, professionals and stakeholders will between July 11 and 13, 2018 converge in Calabar, the Cross River State capital for the Niger Delta Tourism Expo.
By Ilam Patricia The Speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly, John Lebo (PDP, Abi) has said that he likes controversy. Mr. Lebo stated this Friday in Calabar, the State’s capital during an interactive session with members of the Association of Cross River Online Journalists (ACROJ) where he disclosed that the State is
By Ogar Monday Stakeholders, working with children, women and vulnerable persons have asked the Cross River State Government to come up with a policy that will provide free health services for survivors of sexual exploitation and abuse. The request was made at a meeting on the causes, effects, experiences of, and responses to sexual exploitation
By Violet Isek CrossRiverWatch has obtained a video and pictures showing women in Obubra local government area of central Cross River State protesting over the alleged neglect of their relatives in Osopong by authorities. Osopong is currently engaged in a battle with Izzi natives of Ebonyi state over land issues with CrossRiverWatch earlier reporting that
By Jonathan Ugbal Follow @NaijaJonathan Cross River born table tennis champion and Africa’s fourth seed, Offiong Edem on Friday progressed to the Women Singles semifinals of the 2018 ITTF Africa Top 16 Cup holding in Nairobi, Kenya. Offiong scaled through despite upsets on the opening day when she lost to unseeded Algerian, Lynda Logrhaibi who
By Odey Ojeka The Obolo Lopon of Ugep, Obol Ofem Ubana has expressed his support for a second term bid for Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade and giving reasons why he will do so too. Mr. Ayade was recently endorsed by thousands across the three senatorial district areas of the state and despite being