By Jonathan Ugbal Traditional Rulers, youths and government officials in Obudu Local Government Area and Vandekiya Local Government Area of Cross River and Benue States respectively have engaged in different meetings to settle the protracted Abonkib, Mbazerem and Mbaduku communal clash. Abonkib is in Obudu while Mbazerem is in Kwande and Mbaduku in Vandeikya Local
Hello, and welcome to Episode 3 of X-Raying The River on CrossRiverWatch TV. My name is Jonathan Abang Ugbal. Today on the program we will be focusing on border communities across the State and of course, it’s farming season, there have been reports of conflicts and skirmishes amongst border communities in the State, with other
By Efa Sunday Some aggrieved contestants of the just concluded Cross River Northern Festival (NorthFest) pageant have called for the sum of NGN500,000 to be paid to each of them as compensation. The contestants, numbering about a dozen said they had been tricked by the secretary of the NorthFest pageant subcommittee, Mr. Noel Ugbong and
By Efa Sunday and Mary Bassey The secretary of the Cross River State North Festival (NorthFest) pageant subcommittee, Mr. Noel Ugbong has said that the proceeds from the sale of tickets to the event paid into his account was for “accountability and easy payment of their partners.” Mr. Ugbong stated this on Tuesday at a
By Godwin Otang The Cross River Government has said that it is working on the legislation that will regulate the pageant industry in the State in a bid to streamline practices and protect both organisers and contestants. This followed calls from several quarters for a moratorium to be placed on the industry due to the
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The emergence of the new King and Queen of the Cross River North Festival (NorthFest) pageant held in Ogoja was preceded by drama and confusion, CrossRiverWatch authoritatively reports. Lifu Yokyshor Lifu from Ogoja emerged as Queen and Patrick Joseph Adie from Obudu local government area as King after the contestants were made
By Oto-Obong Clement And Deborah Obot A total of 29 contestants have arrived the Obudu mountain resort to camp for the 2018 edition of the Cross River North Festival pageant. The pageant tagged; ‘NorthFest Pageant’ was introduced in 2017. And, the Senior Special Assistant on Administration to Governor Ben Ayade, Mr. Noel Ugbong told CrossRiverWatch
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade on Tuesday presented twelve cars to the different divisions of the Cross River Water Board Limited and the winners of the different competitions of the Leboku festival. Nine of the vehicles, Toyota Hilux vans were presented to the new general managers of the