By Our Correspondent TechCamp West Africa 2015 recently hosted 100 best and brightest private and social entrepreneurs from across the African continent to focus on entrepreneurship as a contributor to job creation. The annual gathering which held from 6th to 8th of February in Accra, Ghana, saw attendees from Burkina Faso, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria,
By Archibong Jeremiah The management of Cross River State College of Education, Awi/Akamkpa has suspended 7 students indefinitely for secret cult related offenses. This was made known through a notice from the college management signed by the college Registrar, Barrister Uno Ogban and made available to CrossRiverWatch. Excerpts from the notice reads: “Following a police
By Aplefe Ojong “You see, Ugbo went to Ayade and Ayade helped him up to the tune of N10million. Somebody took money from another person and instead of him to work with the person, he is now working against him, it’s bad. If such a person is given opportunity to lead, how should we trust
By Aplefe Ojong Angry youths in Ward 12, Calabar South Local Government of Cross River State, on Saturday, February 7, 2015, torn off and burned the posters of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) flag bearer for the Cross River State Southern Senatorial District for the upper Chambers in the re-scheduled general election for March 28th,
By Laureta Akpan The Obong of Calabar, His Eminence, Edidem Ekpo Okon Abasi Otu on Tuesday warned against postponing the forthcoming elections, saying even if 100 percent of Nigerians had collected their permanent voters cards, there was no guarantee they will all go out to vote. Speaking to journalists in Calabar, the monarch said, “Why
First week of February. It scares the hell out of me that February 14th is around the corner. It wouldn’t be the usual tradition of sleeping at home all day or taking a loved one to see movies. It will be more serious… Having time alone with your thoughts, choices and votes. Looking back at
By Our Correspondent Governorship candidate of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Cross River State, Senator Ben Ayade has said that the ongoing campaign by the state governor, Senator Liyel Imoke and the party to usher him into office as the next governor of the state is not a transition program but continuity of
By Archibong Jeremiah/Frank Edima The Cross River State People’s Democratic Party, PDP governorship flag bearer, Senator Ben Ayade has promised President Goodluck Jonathan, 1.1 million votes out of a total of 1,175,623 registered voters in Cross River State. Senator Ayade made the pledge while speaking after receiving the party’s flag from the party’s national chairman,