by crossriverwatch admin A Pastor with the Lord Chosen Charismatic Church, Pastor Vincent Eban was on Sunday bitten to death by a snake soon after he finished Sunday service. The incident which happened in Kakwagom, in Boki Local Government Area in Central Cross River State, an eye witness, Edward Akan a member of the church
by crossriverwatch admin The Cross River government has concluded a three day familiarization tour for tour operators in the state to enable them better acquaint themselves with tour facilities in the state for effective delivery of industry services. Speaking with our reporter during the tour, the Marketing Manager, Cross River Tourism Bureau, Mr. Charles Omoregha,
by crossriverwatch admin A faction of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Cross River State has described the emergence of the new party leadership in the state as “illegal and unacceptable”. This came on the heels of the June 2, 2014 State Congress of the party which the aggrieved faction rejected the result for allegedly
by crossriverwatch admin The battle to stop the Cross River State government from selling five of its cocoa farms in Etung local government by the host communities took a different turn as the Cross River State High Court, Etung LGA Judicial Division presided over by Justice M.O. Eneji has granted an interlocutory injunction restraining the
by crossriverwatch admin …Belekete, the forgotten community with no access road, schools, adequate health center The popular aphorism that says “the journey of a thousand miles begin with a foot step” is true. Indeed, the journey on foot to Belekete, a forgotten community in Cross River State could be regarded ironically as a journey of
by crossriverwatch admin The alternate title of this piece is: ‘Breathing Life into the Cross River Polity Ahead 2015 Polls’. The reason is simply because, usually, very few political activities take place in Cross River State before elections, no matter the importance associated with it – presidential, governorship, National Assembly, State Assembly or local government.
by crossriverwatch admin As many as four reigning African champions are on parade from this Thursday through Saturday as the 68th edition of the flagship event of the Athletic Federation of Nigeria (AFN), the Cross River state-sponsored All Nigeria Athletics Championships are held. Leading the cast of these reigning continental kings and queens are IAAF
by crossriverwatch admin Nigeria’s Under 17 National football team, the Golden Eaglets secured a convincing 6-1 victory in another test game in Calabar yesterday. This time their opponents were the Cross River State selected side. It was the 15th game of the Nigeria U-17 team under coach Emmanuel Amuneke. Hero of the day was Suleiman