by crossriverwatch admin Stranded residents of No. 27 Mission Road in Ogoja this morning told CrossRiverWatch that but for the grace of God and the efforts of neighbors who came to their rescue, their entire street may have been consumed by an inferno which engulfed a block of shops razing everything including one of the
by crossriverwatch admin The Chairman of the Cross River Independent State Electoral Commission (CROISEC), Patrick Otu, has denied allegations that he called APC chieftain, Obono Obla, to say that the PDP led state government was pressuring him to bar the APC from contesting. Following protests by the All progressives Congress (APC) that the recently concluded
by crossriverwatch admin Making Nigerians live together as one nation has always been an inherently difficult task such that under the present circumstances, it is not necessary that the country remains the same if the overwhelming opinion of the people is to go their different ways. Rt. Rev Tunde Adeleye, Synod President of the Anglican
by crossriverwatch admin To build up consensus across the state towards backing Senator Liyel Imoke, the Cross River State governor to achieve a smooth succession plan in 2015, leading PDP figures in the Central Senatorial District of the state on Sunday resolved to back the governor on his choice of a successor. The meeting which
by crossriverwatch admin Two members of the Federal House of Representatives from Cross River State, Hon. Owan Eno representing Ikom/Obubra Federal Constituency and Bassey Ewa representing Abi/Yakurr Federal Constituency have both denied having any link with the Baraja faction of the ruling People’s Democratic Party nPDP. Owan Eno who is also the Chairman of the
by crossriverwatch admin A group of investors operating within the Tinapa Free Trade Zone have threatened to close shop in the business hub citing the deliberate decision of the Comptroller General of Customs, Abdulahi Dikko Hinde to shut down genuine economic activities within Tinapa. In a statement signed by the investors and made available to
by crossriverwatch admin A socio political group in Calabar, Movement For Democratic Equity, MDE has urged the people of Cross River State to support the Northern Senatorial District to produce the next governor of the State. The newly formed group stated this in Calabar while on a courtesy call to the Chairman of the Nigeria
by crossriverwatch admin The Director of Church and Society of the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria, Reverend Father Evaristus Bassey has warned that, Nigeria as a country should be considered as paramount and bigger than individuals seeking to be President by 2015 and called for a second thought on the continued over heating of the polity