by crossriverwatch admin Bakassi people living near border with Cameroon say they fled their region due to attacks by Cameroonian forces. It took Cameroon and Nigeria decades to settle their territorial dispute over the oil-rich Bakassi Peninsula. An agreement was reached in 2008, but it still has not brought security for the people who live
by crossriverwatch admin One of Cross River’s foremost tours operating company, NovaRosta Ltd is to launch a 76 seater, London-style-double-decker tour bus in Calabar, considered the first of its kind in the West African region. Ahead of the launch in October, this year in Cross River’s capital city, Calabar, NovaRosta Ltd has begun identifying and
by crossriverwatch admin No fewer than 105 graduates of the medical laboratory science department of the University of Calabar have been inducted into the Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria today. The induction ceremony which held at the University International Conference Center drew attendees from all walks of life. Declaring the event open, the Vice
by crossriverwatch admin Calabar, the Capital city of Cross River State experienced a heavy down pour today. The rain which lasted from the hour 7.00am to about 1.00pm and then from 3.00pm to about 5.00pm flooded some major streets in Calabar causing traffic grid in almost all the accessible streets of the city. CrossRiverWatch gathered
by crossriverwatch admin A statement from Dr. Steven Odey, Special Assistant to Senator Benedict Ayade, (PDP, Cross River North), today announced that disbursement to lucky beneficiaries of the Senator’s Direct Cash Top-Up Scheme begins from Friday 13th September, 2014. The statement announced the list of initial beneficiaries from Yala, Ogoja LGA as follows: List of
by crossriverwatch admin The joy of every community is to grow from height to height. That seems not to be the case in UNICAL. The University of Calabar is one of the biggest universities in Nigeria. A university once ranked 6th in ICT in Nigeria. With all the infrastructural development and digitalizing in the University,
by crossriverwatch admin Moses Nnamdi Onwukwe, 24, from Umuahi Ikuanu Local Government Area of Abia State, was born like every other child into this world, with high expectations and looking up to a brighter future of becoming an accountant after graduation from tertiary institution. Perhaps, his dreams were cut short after he sustained an accident
by crossriverwatch admin The National Youth Council of Nigeria, NYCN President, Comrade Yakubu Shendam has exclusively informed CrossRiverWatch that he had a clash with Senator Florence, Ita Giwa over her attitude towards the Bakassi struggle in the just concluded national conference. This was made known in a phone conversation with our reporter, he said: “I