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POWER Initiates Fund for Female Political Aspirants in Cross River

by crossriverwatch admin In furtherance of its commitment to enhance the livelihood of women, Partnership Opportunities for Women Empowerment Realization, POWER, would, Saturday, September 14, 2013 unveil and launch an initiative to encourage and support interested and qualified female politicians contesting elections in Cross River and ultimately, in Nigeria. Implemented through a new project known

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Soldiers and Cultists in Confrontation Over Council Leader’s Corpse

by crossriverwatch admin Soldiers were deployed over the weekend in Obubra to stop the activities of a cult group, KKK during the burial of Emmanuel Obaji, the former Leader of the Obubra Council Legislature. The Ku Klux Klan Confraternity according to sources had concluded plans to stop the ambulance bearing the body of the Leader

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Of Cross River And The Creation Of A Smart State by ONYEDIKA AGBEDO

by crossriverwatch admin Globally, cities that pioneer the switch to smart ways of living have a huge potential to harvest benefits such as saving money due to lower energy consumption, boosting employment from rolling out new innovative technologies, stimulating entrepreneurship through new business opportunities, cleaner air and a higher quality of life. However, the innovative

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Obudu Face of Culture 2013 – New Queen Emerges

by crossriverwatch admin The contestant representing Afrometriques Media in the Obudu Face of Culture contest, Miss Felicia Ubelebi Udida has emerged winner of the 2013 edition of the Obudu Face Culture competition. 20 year old Felicia, who is also a 200 level student of Business Administration at the Cross River University of Technology, emerged winner

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In Cross River, There is no Space For Opposition – Tukur

by crossriverwatch admin Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, the national chairman of the ruling PDP has said that all the aggrieved members of the party who are now at daggers drawn with the party are welcome back once they are remorseful. Alhaji Tukur who was speaking in Calabar on Wednesday at the flag off of the PDP

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Be Good Ambassadors of Unical, VC Charges Graduating Doctors

by crossriverwatch admin No fewer than 56 doctors who graduated from the University of Calabar have taken oaths of professional allegiance. The Vice Chancellor, University of Calabar, Professor James Epoke during the oath taking ceremony charged the young doctors to be good ambassadors of the institution to transform the Nigerian health sector as they go

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I Am Not Planning to Contest 2015 Election – Gershom Bassey

by crossriverwatch admin One of the persons thought to be the next in line of the so-called ‘Lagos Accord’, has said that the People’s Democratic Party in Cross River State functions as one family and the party has zoned the 2015 Governorship slot in the state to the northern Senatorial District to ensure equity and

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SSS Disrupts IMAN Conference in Calabar

by crossriverwatch admin Men of the State Security Service (SSS) yesterday disrupted and aborted the Importers Association of Nigeria (IMAN) 7-day conference in Calabar and chased away over 1100 participants. Our reporter learnt that about 18 heavily armed men of the SSS had stormed Ancilla Girls’ College Calabar, venue of the conference which was also

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