By Jonathan Ugbal Miss. Perpetua Adie, a 200 level undergraduate in the Department of Mass Communication, Mauriv Institute of Management and Technology, Akwa Ibom State who recently emerged as Miss Northern Cross River 2014/2015 has stressed the need for sex education especially for the girl child and genuine youth empowerment as a means of making
By Jonathan Ugbal The people of Obudu Local Government Area, LGA can for now have a breath of fresh air as the major rival gangs/cult groups that have been causing chaos within the community have reached a peace deal, to settle their dispute on a round table. The Supreme Vikings Confraternity, SVC otherwise known as
By Elijah Ugani Angry members and supporters of the ruling PDP in Cross River numbering in their thousands have flooded the streets of Obudu calling on the leadership of the party in Calabar and Abuja to make sure materials meant for the party primaries to elect the party’s flag bearer for the State House of
by crossriverwatch admin The Police in Ikom say there are in custody of three unnamed persons who were arrested over an hour ago in Ikom after they attacked the convoy that was conveying materials for the PDP Ward Congresses from Calabar to Obudu in the northern part of the state. Supporters of the two factions
By Elijah Ugani The Obudu Legislative Council has decried some unhealthy practices in the council which they say constitute a threat to public safety and interest. The lawmakers also vowed to take measures that will ensure that some of these unwholesome practices are addressed to safe guard the health of the public in Obudu. In
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Former African sprints queen, Mercy Nku, is thrilled that the Obudu Mountain Race will clock 10 years this year and believes the huge successes recorded in the hosting of the competition has been due to the total and unflinching support the Local Organizing Committee (LOC) for the race has enjoyed from Cross
By John Ushie An unidentified man was this morning shot dead by the police in Obudu for allegedly attempting to raid the police station along with his cohorts who were lucky to escape. The alleged invaders were said to have arrived the station about midnight but met stiff resistance from policemen who succeeded in shooting
By Elijah Ugani The Obudu Legislative Council has described as unfortunate and unacceptable the non-implementation of its Resolutions, prominent among them being the lease agreement between the Council and Whisper Garden for the management of the Liyel Imoke Civic Center in Obudu which has remained under utilized and dilapidated. In one of its plenary sessions,