BACKGROUND: My name is Hope Obeten, 27 years old and a native of Assiga in Yakurr Local Government Area of Cross River State. A graduate of Human Physiology from the University of Calabar and currently undergoing a Masters Degree in same University. I am the curator and founder of Www.CalabarBlog.Com – A digital guide about
By Solomon Asha/Emmanuel Ulayi The main idea of government is not just to run an organized society with civilized laws to guide human conduct and man’s relationship with his fellow man but also to ensure the provision of the right environment for the expression of the full potentials of the citizenry and services that will
FROM UNDERAGE SCHOOL DROP OUT TO MOTORCYCLES WASHER TO SPARE PARTS AND BUILDING MATERIALS DISTRIBUTOR I was born to peasant farmers who were not able to provide the government approved levy in the primary school as at the year 2000. I stopped schooling at the age of 10 years due to my poor parental background.
BACKGROUND: My name is Miss Geraldine Itoe. I am thirty years old and the first born of three children. I hail from Katchuan Irruan in Boki Local Government Area of Cross River State, live and do business in Calabar. I studied History and International Studies in the University of Calabar and graduated in 2006. Proceeded
By Jonathan Ugbal The ceding of the Bakassi Peninsula should not have taken place because the judgement of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) is not binding or enforceable says Elder Andem Antigha, a community leader in Bakassi local government area who also urges President Muhammadu Buhari to revisit the issue. Antigha who is also
By CrossRiverWatch admin The visit of President Muhammadu Buhari to Cross River State for the groundbreaking ceremony for the 260km dual carriage superhighway has been postponed. A statement signed by, Mr. Christian Ita, the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Ben Ayade, said the decision to postpone the ceremony was communicated to the governor in a
By Our Correspondent President Muhammed Buhari will on Monday, September 21st, perform the ground breaking ceremony for the construction of a 260km Super Highway in Cross River State. A statement by the Special Assistant on Media/Chief Press Secretary to Governor Ben Ayade, Mr. Christian Ita, said the Highway is one of two signature projects of
By Jeremiah Archibong The Paramount Ruler of Calabar South LGA and King of the Efuts in Cross River State, His Royal Majesty, Muri Munene Effiong Mbukpa has called on the Ayade led State Government to swiftly intervene in the matter between him and Prof. Hogan Ita, a factional Muri Munene. The King who is backed