By CrossRiverWatch Admim The Cross River State House of Assembly has said that it will soon create a budgetary provision for talent hunt to return the State to its number one position in football and other sports. The Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Mr. Williams Jonah Eteng, who stated this while speaking with
By Archibong Jeremiah The Cross River State Government according to the 2019 budget will be spending N27,150,818,173.16 on Personnel and Overhead Cost under Social Services subhead (Schedule 1). The schedule has four groups, the groups and their assigned total is as follows: Education Personnel Cost: 17,913,830,509.60 Overhead Expenditure: 1,453,042,354.14 Total Recurrent: 19,366,872,863.74 Health Personnel Cost:
By Our Reporter “Football is what we used to make Donald Duke Governor, it’s same crowd I do see watching football match at the stadium is the same I saw during elections. Football is a game of unity, don’t allow football to die.” This is an assertion by the member representing Calabar South/Akpabuyo/Bakassi in the
By David Nsa Cross River State Football Association, has inaugurated her Electoral and Appeal Committee recently in Calabar. The Electoral Committee members are: Mr. Vincent Egbe (Chairman), Talabi Oke (Secretary) and Mr. Sunny Undebe, Mr. Dandy Moses, Mrs. Rose Usang and Mrs. Ekenem Eka as members. The members of the Appeal Committee include Barr. Paul
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Super Falcons striker, Ini-Abasi Umotong has revealed she will be graduating with a First Class Honors degree in Economics from the University of Southampton. The Oxford United star shared the uplifting news on her verified facebook account on Thursday. Umotong wrote: “Delighted to be graduating with a First Class Honours in Economics with
By Our Reporter Ayade FC has defeated Begiaka FC, 4-3 on penalties to win the 5th edition of the Comrade Odey Adamade Unity Cup Competition, clinching the top prize of a hundred thousand naira (N 100,000) and a trophy. The competition which commenced on the 9th of December, 2018 with 16 teams held at two
Efa Sunday The Cross River contingents participating in the 19th edition of the National Sports Festival, currently ongoing in National Stadium, Abuja, have clinched sixteen medals so far. The festival which started on 7th of December, 2018, had Team Cross River registered for nine sports, out of a total of thirty-nine. The category of sports
By Jonathan Ugbal and Elijah Ugani Despite failing to host the 19th edition of the National Sports Festival which it won hosting rights and was slated for 2014, the Cross River State government says it will bid for the hosting of the 20th edition in 2020. After several postponement, the federal government moved the sports