Zana Akpagu, Reposition UNICAL Through Strategic And Innovative Leadership BY...
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Prof. Zana Akpagu in such a short time as the Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar has shown that he is not just a quintessential leader but also a good manager of...
View ArticleMy Free Advice For The Cross River State Government BY PAMELA BRAIDE
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...
View ArticleHow The Ak-47 Economy Is Growing Muscles Under Governor Ayade BY AGBA JALINGO
By CrossRiverWatch Admin I got a very scurrilous message from one of my governor’s aides last night after “The Dialogue With Agba Jalingo”, our every Sunday radio program on Hit 95.9FM Calabar. We...
View ArticleThe Jedy Agba Aura In The Air BY AGBA JALINGO
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Jedy Agba aura is in the air again in Cross River as elections draw near and it is understandble. He has always been the King of Boys, a sobriquet he earned by his magnetic...
View ArticleAyade: Riding On Destiny’s Wings To Build A Vibrant Cross River BY SOLOMON ASHA
Time over time, the saying that “there is time for everything under the sun as stated in the bible has consistently proven to be infallible and immutable in all spheres of human existence and human...
View ArticleOkoi Obono Obla And The String Of High Profile Loses In Court BY AGBA JALINGO
“I have since found out that public service is boring, lethargic, dull, retrogressive and pathogically corrupt.” -Chief Okoi Obono Obla, Special Assistant, Prosecution to President [...]
View ArticleLessons For Cross River State Judiciary As Onneghen Emerges Substantive Chief...
By CrossRiverWatch Admin On Tuesday 7th March, 2017 Prof. Yemi Osinbajo SAN in his capacity as Acting President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, administered [...]
View ArticleBakassi People And The Trial of Nigeria’s Conscience BY CHARLES ONUNAIJUO
By Charles Onunaiju The Bakassi people, Nigeria’s longest suffering political orphans, are sitting out in the cold, mediocre and squalid refugee camps for nearly two decades [...]
View ArticleUkelle Nation In The Eyes Of The World BY IGWE AUSTIN KENOR-OLOM
Going by recent developments in our dear land, Ukelle Nation, it is quite easy to develop any impression about the people. While some may be scintillating, others may be colored with some skirmishes of...
View ArticleGovernor Ayade, There Is Blood Everywhere BY EDEM DARLINGTON
Your Excellency, It has become pertinent to speak out. I was told, evil prevail when good people sit back and do nothing (or say nothing) about it. I am talking about Calabar, yes, our Calabar and...
View ArticleUnderstanding The Ugep Gangstar Activities BY WOFAI EWA
By CrossRiverWatch Admin It is extremely sad to hear of the evil tales of cult activities and the product of these activities. It is even more heartbreaking to hear this happen in my wonderful home of...
View ArticleWhither The Most Peaceful State In Nigeria? BY AGBA JALINGO
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Looking at the entire stretch of our state Cross River, and the preponderance of communal crises and gangsterism, I will continue to argue that, rather than romanticizing that...
View ArticleDisclaimer: Am I A Cultist? BY MIKE ABUO?
By CrossRiverWatch Admin One interesting component about the English Language is that a single word can have more than one meaning and its meaning varies depending on usage and context. Now the generic...
View ArticleWhy Obubra/Mbembe Should Be Given Opportunity To Represent The Central...
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Permit me to begin this piece with a quote by former President Goodluck Jonathan who in April 29, 2010 at the launch of ‘one man one vote campaign’in Benin made the following...
View ArticleAyade And Paris Club Refund BY EMMANUEL ETIM
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Recently, the Federal Government in Nigeria released the second tranche of the Paris Club Refund to the 36 states of the federation. The states received varying sums ranging...
View ArticleNot Too Young To Run Bill – The Cross River Outlook BY EDEM DARLINGTON
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Maneuvering my way through the densely populated Nyanya area to keep up with an earlier appointment around Maitama. I struggled to pick a persistent call. The caller, a dear...
View ArticleTravelogue: The Tortuous Road To Borum In Boki BY NANDI BETTE
By CrossRiverWatch Admin In 1962, the Eastern Nigeria Regional government, under the premiership of Dr. Michael I. Okpara, acquired land from Irruan, Osokom, Okundi and Borum communities and...
View ArticleFor Those Playing The Ostrich BY EMMANUEL UNAH
By CrossRiverWatch Admin In 1999, Mr Donald Duke became governor of Cross River State. It may not be necessary to state here how he became governor but suffice to say that during the first four years...
View ArticleMy Culture, My Pride: Leboku As A Panacea For Socio-Economic Development BY...
By CrossRiverWatch Admin People all over the world of the same country, tribe, clan, region or geographical location or zone have a history and distinct cultural practices that clearly defines and...
View ArticleAyade’s Cotton Revolution Set To Put Cross River In League Of Global...
By CrossRiverWatch Admin For the people of Woda, a sleepy community in Yala Local Government Area of Cross River State, they could not have it any better than a bounteous gift of a cotton farm. Tucked...
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