By Sylvia Etta The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) leadership in Cross River State has suspended 11 of its members including a popular gubernatorial aspirant Mr. Goddy Jedy Agba for alleged manipulation of the last PDP ward congresses in the state. Those said to be suspended include, Senate Leader, Victor Ndoma Egba, Mr. Goddy Jedy Agba,
By Aplefe Ojong/Jeremiah Archibong/Christiana Ukung Alawa In a rare feat of public criticism, former governor of Cross River State, Mr. Donald Duke today publicly took his successor and friend of many years, Senator Liyel Imoke to the washers accusing him of dividing the PDP family in the state with insincerity in his leadership. Apart from
By Aplefe Ojong A lecturer with the Department of Theatre and Media Studies, Dr. Columba Apeh has stressed the need for the institutionalization of a process that will transparently allow the people to genuinely choose who to lead them. The University Don who made his feelings known while speaking to newsmen in Calabar in preparation
By Archibong Jeremiah The Cross River state governor, Senator Liyel Imoke has applauded the management of the United Cement Company, UNICEM for its role in developing and sustaining grass root sports in the state. Imoke maintained that “It is after 2005 when we made the decision to improve on grass roots sports by building a
The conduct of the PDP congresses last Saturday to elect three delegates from the electoral wards in the state is a pointer to the wicked plans of some of our political leaders to consign known political crowd pullers to the background. It shows that Cross River State political opportunists harbor sinister schemes to explode the
By Our Reporter Just as CrossRiverWatch predicted, the 19th National Sports Festival, christened ‘Paradise Games’ scheduled to hold in Calabar, the Cross River State capital later this month has been postponed till April, 2014. But contrary to insinuations that the festival was postponed because of impending political campaigns, Director General of the National Sports Commission
By Archibong Jeremiah The Acting Commissioner of Police, Cross River State command, Mr. Kwajima Yahi has assured Cross Riverians that the police will provide adequate security for lives and property during the ember months festivities which usually witness a spike in crime level. Mr. Kwajima made the declaration at the Police Head Quarters, Diamond Hill,
After begging the people of Akpabuyo to lead me through their peaceful protest, After swimming through a pool of thick mud and finding my way to dry land, After missing our way and ending up in the dead end of another Bakassi, After trekking long distance because the motorcycle chose a bushy area of all