by crossriverwatch admin Cross River State Governor, Senator Liyel Imoke has officially flagged –off the construction of the first multi-million Naira flyover in Calabar. Speaking at the launching of the beams for the project, Imoke disclosed that the flyover will add to the aesthetics of the city which has recently witnessed significant growth while serving
by crossriverwatch admin The Chairman of the Cross River State Independent Electoral Commission, CROSIEC, Patrick Otu is my bossom friend. Although he is biological my senior I consider him my bossom friend. We struck friendship about 1992 when both of us were avid followers of the political aspiration and ambition of Chief Wilfred Oden Inah,
by crossriverwatch admin Relief materials worth millions of Naira have been distributed to victims of the May 18, 2013 windstorm disaster which swept across some Northern and Central Senatorial Districts of Cross River State. According to the State Emergency Management Agency, SEMA, over 4 thousand residential buildings and public infrastructure were damaged displacing about 9,000
by crossriverwatch admin Senator Ben Ayade, the Senator representing the Northern Senatorial District of Cross River State has facilitated scholarships for Senior Secondary School students in both the sciences and technical education in his constituency for the 2013/ 2014 academic session. Accordingly, the Senator is requesting youths from the five local government areas of the
by crossriverwatch admin Recently, the Managing Director of Tinapa Business Resorts Limited, Architect Bassey Ndem while briefing journalists in Calabar painted a gleeful picture about business activity in the place popularly referred to as Africa’s Premier Business and Tourism Resort. However, barely a week after Tinapa played host to over 9,000 lawyers who descended on
by crossriverwatch admin Renovation work on the sprawling edifice of the Nigerian Chronicle, the official tabloid of the Cross River State government has been abandoned turning the place to a risky eyesore for both journalists and other staff of the paper. The Nigerian Chronicle, with a weekly run print of about 2000 copies, was established
by crossriverwatch admin It was a disappointing experience! Not the type of behavior I would expect from the chairman of a local government that pride itself as the home to nearly 20 distinguished Professors, over 40 PhD holders, and nearly one hundred Lawyers including myriad professionals whose credentials add substantially to the intellectual development of
by crossriverwatch admin Aj, as she is fondly called is indeed the next music art the world should look out for soon because of how her gift of singing holds a true charm on her. After clinching the most sought for Star Quest 2008 prize and also landing as top ten finalist in the Nigerian