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Musings: Tears From Bakassi BY CHRISTIANA UKUNG ALAWA

After begging the people of Akpabuyo to lead me through their peaceful protest, After swimming through a pool of thick mud and finding my way to dry land, After missing our way and ending up in the dead end of another Bakassi, After trekking long distance because the motorcycle chose a bushy area of all

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Owan Eno, CRUTECH VC Removes Two HODs

By Jonathan Ugbal Reports reaching CrossRiverWatch from the Cross River University of Technology, CRUTECH suggest that the Vice Chancellor VC, Professor Anthony Owan-Enoh has just removed the acting head, Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science. Dr. Jonathan Testimony Abraham popularly known as Pastor J.T. Abraham by students. As at press time the reasons for

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Lies From Bakassi Come Alive In Pictures

By Christiana Ukung Alawa/Jeremiah Archibong Despite the repeated claims by government at all levels that the people of Bakassi have been resettled and the Cross River State Government position on the issue which now revolves around payment of compensation by the federal government in perpetuity to the state, CrossRiverWatch visited the Bakassi Resettlement Camp at

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Cross River PDP Ward Congresses Update

By Aplefe Ojong The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Ad-hoc Ward Congresses to pick delegates that will vote at the party’s primaries that will elect the party’s flag bearers in all the elective positions from the state to the federal levels were carried out throughout the country last Saturday. In Cross River State, CrossRiverWatch discovered that

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Imoke Promises To Complete All Ongoing Projects Before Leaving Office

By Sylvia Etta A total sum of Eighteen billion, One Hundred and Sixteen million, Nine Hundred and forty-seven thousand, One Hundred and thirty-three naira and two kobo has been earmarked in the 2015 budget estimate of the Cross River State Government for the completion of ongoing projects in the state. Governor Liyel Imoke who made

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PDP Ward Congresses May Mar Party In Cross River

By Sylvia Etta There are indications that the forthcoming PDP Ad-hoc Ward Congresses in Cross River State are threatening to mar the fortunes of the party in the state. While spirited efforts are being made by the PDP in Cross River State to skew the Ward Congresses taking place on Saturday, November 1, 2014 in

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Cross River PDP Denies Trimming Five Man Guber Aspirants List

By Our Correspondent The ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Cross River State has debunked rumors that the number of governorship aspirants has been further reduced from the five that the party released by the week end to three as being speculated. The party on Friday night released five names as the top scorers in

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Legor Idagbo Denies Picking Guber Nomination Form Yet

By crossriverwatch admin The immediate past Commissioner of Works and 2015 guber aspirant in Cross River State, Mr. Legor Idagbo has denied picking the nomination form of the ruling party, PDP to contest the 2015 election. Reacting to a news story on the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, FRCN FM Station in Calabar, Canaan FM,

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