By Jonathan Ugbal The opposition All Progressives Congress in Cross River State kick started their campaign rally in Ogoja today. Among those that the Party presented for elective positions include Joseph Wayas Jr., son of a former Cross River born Senate President, Dr. Joseph Wayas, who is contesting for the Bekwara/Obudu/Obanlikwu federal constituency seat. The
A leader takes the coloration of the process and people that brought them into power and so leaders all over the world are functions of the type of people that they lead. A bad leader is a product of a bad people especially when the choice is in the hands of the people. For example
By Jonathan Ugbal Cross River State Governor, Liyel Imoke today in a tour of Bekwarra and Obudu local government areas inspected and commissioned projects that apparently left question marks about the efficiency of the project monitoring, evaluation and implementation team of the various tiers of government. The tour which CrossRiverWatch followed revealed that some of
By Archibong Jeremiah As part of activities marking the centenary memorial of Mary Slessor, the Scottish evangelist famed for stopping the killing of twins in Calabar, the Women Guild of Presbyterian Church over the weekend held a procession in her honor. The procession which took off from the Hope Waddell Training Institution, Calabar walked through
by crossriverwatch admin The circumstances surrounding the 2.4 Billion Naira loan the Cross River State government obtained in 2012 from First Bank PLC for the Calabar Media City Special Purpose Vehicle between the State government and EbonyLife, operators of EbonyLife TV on DSTV have remained shrouded in ominous secrecy. What CrossRiverWatch investigation has revealed is
By Aplefe Ojong Residents of some parts of Calabar South Local Government Area of Cross River State are said to have celebrated the first day in the year, 2015 in fear and trepidation. This is because some hoodlums and youths suspected to be cultists moved from street to street molesting and dispossessing residents of the
By Sylvia Etta Governor Liyel Imoke on Tuesday inaugurated the Carnival Calabar Festival 2014. The carnival featured a cultural parade and dances by troupes from the 18 local government areas of the state and invited states. The states include Nassarawa, Benue, Imo, Anambra, Osun, Delta, Kastina, Rivers and others. Imoke said that the cultural parade
By Raymond Ekemini As part of the activities to celebrate the 2014 christmas, the student union government of the University of Calabar has hosted the first ever christmas party. The event held at the Malabor square and drew all the students of the university present to the party. Declaring the event open, the SUG President,