by crossriverwatch admin The Football Association of Malawi (FAM) have retracted their initial criticisms of Calabar by declaring that they are comfortable with the Tourist City as a suitable venue to host this weekend’s World Cup qualifying encounter. The Malawian FA sent a two-man advance party on Tuesday which comprised of FAM secretary-general Suzgo Nyirenda
by crossriverwatch admin The elders and chiefs of Bedia Community in Obudu Local Government have called on the Cross River State government to intervene in the rehabilitation of Bedia Secondary Commercial School, BESCO; the only surviving government owned commercial secondary school in the whole of the local government area. In a meeting convened recently by
by crossriverwatch admin Barrister Mike Igini, the Cross River State Resident Electoral Commissioner REC has said that the media is critical to the development of democracy and citizen participation in government. He made this assertion at the 1st Anniversary Lecture of CrossRiverWatch which held recently at the Transcorp Metro Hotel in Calabar. Barrister Igini who
by crossriverwatch admin The legal battle in the case filed by the newly registered All Progressives Congress, APC to nullify the decision of the Cross River State Independent Electoral Commission, CROSIEC that APC is ineligible to contest the September 21 Local Government Council Elections in Cross River State, began in the High Court , Calabar
by crossriverwatch admin A former National Director of Publicity of the People’s Democratic Party PDP, and strong man of Cross River politics, Barrister Venatius Ikem has described President Jonathan as being naive and over protective of the party’s national Chairman, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur. Mr. Ikem who has also been Director of the IBB Campaign Organization
by crossriverwatch admin WELCOME ADDRESS BY THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, CRWATCH RESOURCES; AGBA JALINGO ON THE FIRST YEAR ANNIVERSARY LECTURE OF CROSSRIVERWATCH HELD AT TRANSCORP METRO HOTEL, CALABAR THE 27TH OF AUGUST 2013 Protocol: I sincerely welcome everyone to this occasion. This is one day that we have waited for with a lot of anticipation. It
by crossriverwatch admin The Central of Nigeria, CBN says it has reserved sixty percent funds meant for entrepreneurial development programs across the country for the women to help build capacity to contribute meaningfully to the growth of individual families and the Nigerian economy. Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, Nigeria’s Central Bank governor stated this on Monday
by crossriverwatch admin THE ROLE OF COMMUNITY JOURNALISM IN STRENGTHENING DEMOCRACY DELIVERED BY DR. JOE OKEI-ODUMAKIN, PRESIDENT, CAMPAIGN FOR DEMOCRACY AND WOMEN ARISE AT THE 1ST YEAR CRWATCH ANNIVERSARY LECTURE, TUESDAY AUGUST 27TH, 2013 AT TRANSCORP METRO HOTEL, CALABAR. A rather simplistic approach to our discourse might find us listing the well known functions of