By Agency Report The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Medical Women Association of Nigeria (MWAN), Cross River Chapter and other women organisations on Tuesday embarked on a peaceful protest against kidnapping in the state. The other women groups include International Federation of Women Lawyers, Holy Child Old Girls Association, Nigerian Women of
By Jonathan Ugbal The attitude of the citizenry towards the street children phenomenon has been identified as the bane of their existence, a situation which has also led to increased crime rates said Ken Henshaw, Executive Director in Calabar on Tuesday while presenting a report on street children researched by We The People, a non
By CrossRiverWatch Admin One day I will break down the economic benefits of a WELL RUN Carnival Calabar and festivals with multiple corporate sponsors. When I ran the youth development zone program within the festival we attracted sponsorship from corporate bodies to run our overheads and still contributed to the general purse. Remember all those
By Frank Edima and Ogar Monday Mixed reactions have continued to trail the 2017 Carnival Calabar with residents of Calabar sharing diverse opinions on the performances. CrossRiverWatch went to town to sample the opinions and here are some. Not Interesting – Gloria Umoh Mrs. Gloria Umoh who owns a shop on the Carnival route posited
I am paid well to strategize but here is my free contribution on the directionless hubris highlighted by an ill thought out re-branding exercise to mark Cross River at 50. So, how would one celebrate Cross River at 50 if the State is really actually 50? Put the current brand, Destination Cross River cap back
By CrossRiverWatch Admin This is not an AMEN piece. It is a guide for Cross Riverians, and by that I mean residents and indigenes of the State at home and away who wonder if their land has been confiscated under the auspices of a super highway for which the Cross River State Government has revoked,
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Obudu Mountain Resort does not generate income for the Cross River State Government says the Special Adviser on event’s management and Governor’s office, Kenneth Aklah CrossRiverWatch can authoritatively report. Aklah who says the facility does not generate enough to pay the salaries of staff, disclosed this recently on “The Dialogue
I have been looking at Bauchi State and I am amazed. I had really hoped that with the economy reducing foreign travel (it is EXPENSIVE), Cross River State would reap the money for holidays, honeymoons, conferences and other events that may have been done outside the country. Other States are positioning for the market share