By Ikwen Atuaka/Ogar Agi Following the fire that gutted the Obudu branch of Zenith Bank PLC, the bank has since shut down operations CrossRiverWatch authoritatively reports. A visit to the financial institution located at the old pedestrian gate of the Federal College of Education Obudu by CrossRiverWatch for four days in a row beginning from
By Otto-Obong Clement Members of Partners for Peace (P4P) Cross River State, have just concluded a two day capacity training on Strategic Planning, Leadership Style and Communication and the Concept of Entrepreneurship. During the training, facilitators defined leadership as the capacity to influence, inspire, rally, direct, encourage, motivate, induce, move, mobilize, and activate others to
Senator Bassey Edet Otu is a household name In Cross River politics, particularly in the Southern Senatorial District. Reputed as a grassroot politician, Senator Otu returned to Calabar recently into the warm hands of thousands of waiting supporters at the Margaret Ekpo International Airport, Calabar. He spoke with CrossRiverWatch about his political journey so far,
By Laureta Akpan A retired Colonel, Bassey Jackson-Umoh, was on Thursday paraded by the Cross River State Police command for allegedly stealing a 2008 model of Toyota Highlander belonging to a member representing Obudu State constituency in the Cross River House of Assembly, Mr. Steven Okpupken While briefing newsmen, the Police Public Relations Officer, Mr.
As usual, the excitement whenever the thought of a super highway that will lead me straight to northern Cross River (my favorite part of the state) sneaks to my head, I smile uncontrollably. Myself and a lot other Cross Riverians wake and pray for the actualization of this dream. We have gone as far as
By Our Correspondent The coming ng of President Muhammadu Buhari to Flag off the 260kilometre super highway by Governor Ben Ayade has been described as a major event that will silence PDP in Cross River State. A Calabar bases human right lawyer, Barrister Utum Eteng made the attribution during a chat with newsmen on
By Monday Ogar Parents and the general public in Cross River have been advised to embrace Taekwondo as a sport that teaches discipline, unity and perseverance and stop seeing it as an avenue for promoting violence and trouble. This advice was given by participants at a 2 day national testing seminar organized by the Cross
By Our Reporter There was pandemonium Thursday morning in Calabar at the office of Mr. Mfon Bassey, Chairman Cross River State Commercial Transport Regulatory Agency (CTRA) as a taxi driver faked his own death to avoid paying penalty for violating CTRA order. The driver whose name could not be ascertained at the scene, was found