By Jonathan Ugbal Unconfirmed results counted at the INEC office opposite the Chief J.D. Agba Memorial Stadium, Obudu indicate that the PDP candidate for the House of Representatives seat for the Obudu/Obanlikwu/Bekwarra Federal Constituency, Barrister Legor Idagbo has beaten his close rival, the LP candidate, Dr. Godwin Amanke to the Reps slot. Counting began at
By Jonathan Ugbal/Elijah Ugani Election is in the air, just about everyone is talking about it right from clergymen to the hardened criminals, whether they steal by the pen or arms and from professors in classrooms to market traders under the sun, shades and rain. Whether the above is the reality of Aristotle’s postulation that
By CrossRiverWatch admin The political base of the PDP candidate for the Obudu/Obanlikwu/Bekwara Federal Constituency, Barrister Legor Idagbo, swelled yesterday with the decision of former spokesman of the ruling PDP, Barrister Venatius Ikem to join forces with the Bekwara born politician in Saturday’s election. The joining of forces by the duo is perceived by many
By Ugani Elijah Obudu Local Government Council in Cross River State has signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU with the Cross River State Government’s SmartGov in a deal facilitated by the Growth and Employment in States, GEMS3 on improved approach to revenue collection using the Point of Sale (POS) machine within the council’s jurisdiction. The
By Elijah Ugani Financial activities in Obudu suffered a setback today Friday, February 20, 2015 as the few operational Banks in the town are under lock and key, this was observed in the early hours this morning. When our reporter visited the banks which include Zenith Bank, First Bank and Eco Bank this morning, the
By Elijah Ugani The Local Inspector, LI of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC in Obudu Local Government Area, Mr. Ogar Olayi has commended corpers to for being well behaved and enjoined them to put to practice lessons learnt during the service year to make their career prosper. He made this commendation at the send
By Jonathan Ugbal Cross Riverians like millions of other Nigerians heaved a sigh of relief on October 20, 2014 when the world health organization WHO declared the country free of the dreaded Ebola Virus Disease ( EVD) The spread of the virus in Nigeria had a rippling effect with the education sector being one of
By Jonathan Ugbal The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC Adhoc staff registration in Obudu local government area has been concluded with cries of extortion and irregularities by staff. The nationwide exercise which lasted three days CrossRiverWatch gathered was to recruit and train Adhoc staff for the rescheduled general elections. Students who spoke with CrossRiverWatch on