When Ben Ayade emerged as Cross River State flag bearer to represent PDP in the April gubernatorial elections, little did we know that the road to Peregrino House will be a rough one. Selecting candidates rather than popular elections had appeared to hold sway in PDP Cross River State for some time, however, the actors
By Aplefe Ojong Information reaching CrossRiverWatch indicates that in spite of the visit of Governor Liyel Imoke’s representative to the warring community of Ekori to preach peace, love and unity, some die-hard political thugs of one of the two groups are planning and regrouping to carry out what our source described as revenge attack on
By Aplefe Ojong The Obol Lopon of Ekori, HRH Donatus I. Ofem has assured that he and his Council of Traditional Rulers were working round the clock to ensure that peace return to Ekori land after the political crisis that led to the death of three persons. Obol Lopon Ofem who stated this when he
By Aplefe Ojong The Governor of Cross River State, Senator Liyel Imoke has warned that no political ambition of any politician, no matter how highly placed, was worth the blood of anybody. The governor also added that nobody or politician has the right to close the door of his/her community against other candidates from going
By Christiana Ukung Alawa Members of Prevent Abuse of Children Today, PACT Cross River State chapter recently held a one day humanitarian program targeted at rehabilitating street children, providing care for them and removing them from the streets of Calabar. The meeting which held at Satellite Town Hotel, Calabar was attended by different individuals from
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River State chapter of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP candidates for the forthcoming general election have ignored the Nigeria Labor Congress, NLC and Trade Union Congress, TUC interactive session held recently at 520 Kolanut Conference Center, Calabar. The state chapter chairman of NLC, Comrade John Ushie informed that all
By Archibong Jeremiah The Director General of Cross River State Signage and Advertisement Agency, CRISSAA Mr. Godwin Iyala has disclosed that his agency came about as a result of difficulties involved in regulating the advertisement business in the state especially outdoor advertisement. He made this known in an exclusive interview with CrossRiverWatch recently in his
By Luqman Openiyi The Executive Governor of Cross River State, Senator Liyel Imoke, has commended the online media in Cross River state for helping to promote and shape the political process. The governor who gave the commendation during an exclusive chat with the Editor-In-Chief of CrossRiverWatch, Agba Jalingo, at the sidelines of the PDP governors