by crossriverwatch admin Calabar, the Capital city of Cross River State experienced a heavy down pour today. The rain which lasted from the hour 7.00am to about 1.00pm and then from 3.00pm to about 5.00pm flooded some major streets in Calabar causing traffic grid in almost all the accessible streets of the city. CrossRiverWatch gathered
by crossriverwatch admin A statement from Dr. Steven Odey, Special Assistant to Senator Benedict Ayade, (PDP, Cross River North), today announced that disbursement to lucky beneficiaries of the Senator’s Direct Cash Top-Up Scheme begins from Friday 13th September, 2014. The statement announced the list of initial beneficiaries from Yala, Ogoja LGA as follows: List of
by crossriverwatch admin The World Mountain Running Association (WMRA) has listed the 2014 Obudu International Mountain Race and the African Running Championship as one of this year’s major events. The Obudu race, which is slated for November in the serene hilly town in Cross River State, is the world’s highest paying mountain running event, with
By Ebriku John Friday The father of former minister of environment, Chief John Odey, Pa Odey Thomas Opiepe has passed on at the age of 111. He was born on April 25, 1903. Pa Odey died in the early hours ofAugust 24, 2014, after a brief illness at his residence in Ayinakpor-Olachor, Okpoma, Yala local
by crossriverwatch admin A woman in a man’s world, Blessing Effiom Egbe is a Nollywood producer and Director. From Yakurr Local Government Area in Cross River State, she is strong willed and determined. Blessing is a woman who knows what she wants and goes for it. The producer cum director of the series, Lekki Wives,
by crossriverwatch admin “It is stupid to hold onto something that just keeps hurting you, but it’s also stupid to let go of everything you ever wanted.” Every Cross Riverians wants a quality governor in 2015, and l believe strongly no Cross Riverian would desire just anybody as the next governor. Cross Riverians want a
by crossriverwatch admin The joy of every community is to grow from height to height. That seems not to be the case in UNICAL. The University of Calabar is one of the biggest universities in Nigeria. A university once ranked 6th in ICT in Nigeria. With all the infrastructural development and digitalizing in the University,
by crossriverwatch admin Moses Nnamdi Onwukwe, 24, from Umuahi Ikuanu Local Government Area of Abia State, was born like every other child into this world, with high expectations and looking up to a brighter future of becoming an accountant after graduation from tertiary institution. Perhaps, his dreams were cut short after he sustained an accident