by crossriverwatch admin There are indications that members of the Obudu Legislative Council will tomorrow commence impeachment proceedings against the Local Government Chairman, Mr. Emmanuel Ikwen for obtaining a loan without approval from the House. The Councilors in a charged session on Thursday last week empaneled a committee to meet with the Obudu Branch Manager
by crossriverwatch admin Residents of Bayobri community in Ukpe, Obudu Local Government Area of Cross River State have been thrown into confusion as a 65-year old daughter of the late Ukpe clan Head, Madam Alice Obeng committed suicide by hanging. Her lifeless body was seen hanging from the roof of her bed room, with her
by crossriverwatch admin Crossriverwatch has obtained documents that reveal that members of the Obudu Legislative Council requested for N1.6m from the Chairman in exchange for approval for his request for N6m overdraft from First Bank to procure an Award of Excellence billed to be presented to him at the prestigious Transcorp hotel in Abuja on
by crossriverwatch admin A SOCIO-CULTURAL PROFILE OF THE BEBUABIE COMMUNITY The Bebuabie Community is one of the largest and most densely-populated communities in the Obudu Local Government Area of Nigeria’s Cross River State. The community is part of the Ipong political ward in Obudu. The ancestral father of the Bebuabie people was a man by
by crossriverwatch admin Officials at the Bebi Airstrip in Obanliku Local Government Area of Cross River State have indicated plans to commence flights in the first week of March in a bid to make the Obudu Mountain Resort which falls within the Local Government more accessible to Tourists. The Community Development Officer, Department of Tourism
by crossriverwatch admin The 8th edition of the Obudu International Mountain race ended today with the 2 time winner, Abebe Dinkesa and Etenesh Dironeda from Ethopia emerging champions in the male and female category of the African Nations Mountain Running Championship smiling home with $50,000 cash and trophies. Dinkesa who braced the tape in 1.00.58
by crossriverwatch admin Reports reaching crossriverwatch from Obudu say that Mr. Ian Mconville, the Australian high Commissioner to Nigeria is among the top one hundred mountain runners that would battle for prizes in the new race course of the Obudu Mountain Race tagged 4th African Mountain Running Championship. Mr William Archibong, the president of the
By Leadership In one community of Cross River State, it is a taboo for men to speak the same language with women. But Leadership reports that, the natives have devised other means to communicate effectively with each other. There is something that marks Cross River State out of the other 35 states of Nigeria. The