By Our Correspondent United States President, Barack Obama, has said history showed that a free press remained a critical foundation for prosperous, open, and secure societies, allowing citizens to access information and hold their governments accountable, NAN reports. He said this in a statement issued by the White House in New York on Monday to
By Our Correspondent Erstwhile Cross River Commissioner for Works, Mr. Legor Idagbo has applauded the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and the Leader of the party in the state, Governor Liyel Imoke for the successful conduct of the Ad-hoc Ward delegates congresses in the state. The former commissioner who debunked reports that the
By Christiana Ukung Alawa/Jeremiah Archibong Despite the repeated claims by government at all levels that the people of Bakassi have been resettled and the Cross River State Government position on the issue which now revolves around payment of compensation by the federal government in perpetuity to the state, CrossRiverWatch visited the Bakassi Resettlement Camp at
By Ungwugyan Ado in Abuja/Aplefe Ojong in Calabar Prince Goddy Jedy Agba, Cross River 2015 PDP governorship aspirant has informed CrossRiverWatch in an exclusive chat that he will finally be arriving Calabar on Thursday, November 6, 2014 after a protracted period of absence. The former NNPC boss, while speaking to CrossRiverWatch in his Abuja home
By Laureta Akpan Unless another aspirant takes advantage of the extension of time of purchase of nomination forms by the ruling PDP to November 7, 2014 to join the nine who have already purchased the substantive nomination forms to contest the 2015 governorship race in Cross River State, the ground can be said to be
By Jonathan Ugbal and Cosmos Obi The students of Cross River University of Technology, CRUTECH main campus Calabar and music lovers have been tickled by top Nigerian performing musical acts: May D, Tekno and Selebobo at the Coke Studio Show, CSS. The show organized by the Nigerian branch of the soft drink company, the Coke
By Archibong Jeremiah Cross River State ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP chapter chairman, Ntufam John Okon, has enjoined a State House of Assembly aspirant for Ikom Urban ward 1, Mrs. Theresa Agbor to work hard and ensure she gets the favor of delegates who will vote in the party primaries. The advice was given when
By Archibong Jeremiah The councilor representing Ojuk north ward in the Akamkpa local government area legislative council and the deputy majority leader, Hon. Beatrice Ntui recently donated 30 desks to her constituency primary school, St. Matthew primary school Mbube, Ojuk north. While handing over the desks to the school head teacher, Mrs. Glory Mbeh the