by crossriverwatch admin There is no law that prescribes which school anybody should place his children or wards but it’s a matter of personal choice whether to send them to public or private schools says Professor Offiong E. Offiong, the Cross River State Education Commissioner. Professor Offiong who made the declaration on Tuesday in Calabar
by crossriverwatch admin As many as 147 adults will take part in Saturday’s 9th Obudu International Mountain Race and the 5th African Mountain Running Championships scheduled to hold at the Obudu ranch resort in Cross River State. The runners comprise 53 women and 94 men, including the reigning men and women’s champions, Abebe Dinkesa and
By Jude Okwe At an enlarged caucus meeting of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Cross River State Monday, the party decided to zone the office of the governor of the state come 2015 to the Northern senatorial district. With the decision, which is aimed at guaranteeing equity in power distribution in the state, the
by crossriverwatch admin The Director-General of the National Boundary Commission, Alhaji Mohammed Ahmad has recalled that the commission’s decision to handover the oil rich Bakassi peninsula in Cross River State was a painful one. Speaking during a two days retreat organized by the Commission in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State Capital on the theme “The
by crossriverwatch admin Two female undergraduate robbery suspects and their male partner in crime were battered and stripped naked in Calabar on Friday afternoon for attempting to rob a Calabar-based businesswoman of N1. 5million Naira. The three suspects operating in a gulf car were accosted by a taxi driver at about 4pm along the Murtala
by crossriverwatch admin In life, unarguably the fact remains that in every era there exist the stories of men who strut the pages of history in shaping society. That is why most often, there had never been a glory without an accompanying story. One of such men of intellectual profundity, administrative and legislative prowess defining
by crossriverwatch admin On Saturday, 9th November, 2013, a twenty one year old girl, Miss Patience Alu crashed down the Marian Market walk over bridge after one of the metal sheets gave way while she was walking on the bridge on her way home from the market. Luckily, traffic was light that afternoon and she
by crossriverwatch admin Tourism industry stakeholders who rose from a recent meeting in Calabar to resolve the ongoing crises between the state government and practitioners over news taxes, have promised to partner with the Cross River State government to create a tourism friendly state. Speaking to pressmen after the closed door meeting with the Special