By CrossRiverWatch Admin Calabar South LGA has just been directed to return back to the LGA’s INEC office, Anantigha to cross check their result as there are many inconsistencies. The directive was given by the REC, Dr. Frankland Briyai who attached another INEC Electoral Officer (EO) because the earlier assigned EO was nowhere to be
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Our newsroom is has just confirmed that the DG of Cross River State Emergency Management Agency, Mr. Godwin Inaku is dead. Inaku who passes on in ghastly motor accident minutes after 10pm few hours to the gubernatorial elections in the State. John who was driving on election eve in company of his
By Violet Isek The National Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ), Cross River State Chapter has said that it is making plans to visit Becheve community of Obanlikwu Local Government Area in northern Cross River, to sensitize the people on the ills of the “money woman tradition”. Secretary of NAWOJ in the state, Imani Odey, who
By Atuaka Ikwen The Obanliku Local Government Area Community Relations Officer (CRO) to the Cross River State Governor, Mr. Daniel Okono has appointed ten information aides from the ten clans in Obanlikwu LGA as part of his strategy to ensure effective communication in the council area. The CRO also congratulated all the Clan Heads of
By Ikwen Atuaka Equipment at the 2X132KVA line bay extension substation at Utuhu, Obanlikwu, which forms part of the infrastructure for the National Integrated Power Project (NIPP) have been gutted by fire, CrossRiverWatch can authoritatively report. The incident happened Friday night with locals who engage in bush burning to kill weeds as the planting season
By CrossRiverWatch admin The member representing Obudu/Bekwara/Obanlikwu Federal Constituency, Hon. Legor Idagbo has been decorated as Patron of Likambende Club of Obudu and also given an award for Effective Representation of his Federal Constituency. The award which was presented to Hon. Idagbo by a delegation of the leadership of the organization in his office at
For over two months the two local governments of Obudu and Obanlikwu have been completely cut off from the national grid of electricity supply. Reason: to punish them for daring to complain and protest over the overbearing and fraudulent activities of the staff of the Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company PHEDC, that services the area!
By Jonathan Ugbal The accessibility of legislators by their constituents has been described as a panacea for effective representation which will translate into true development and continuous meaningful empowerment. The member representing Obudu/Obanliku/Bekwarra federal constituency in the National Assembly Legor Idagbo made this known on Saturday August 29, 2015 when he opened his constituency office