By Grace Orok The Cross River State Commissioner for Women Affairs, Mrs. Stella Odey has acknowledged that violence against women and children are rampant in the State. Mrs. Odey who barred her mind recently while speaking to our reporter in her office said her position is informed by the number of reports in her office,
By Ogar Monday/James Obongha The Cross River State Government has reiterated its commitment to bringing lasting peace and mutual cooperation between warring communities and groups in the State. The State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade made this known at a 2 day workshop organized by the Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution (IPCR) under its
By Archibong Jeremiah The King of Calabar South and Paramount Ruler of the Efut Nation, His Royal Majesty, Muri Munene Effiong Mbukpa has called on the Cross River State Government to prosecute those it has apprehended in relation to the recent gang war and civil unrest in the area. Muri Munene who made the appeal
By Archibong Jeremiah The Cross River State Government has concluded plans to go into massive cotton cultivation in partnership with Central Bank of Nigeria. This was made known by the State Commissioner for Commerce and Industry, Mr. Peter Egba in an exclusive interview with CrossRiverWatch TV. His words: “The Ministry of Agriculture is actually going
By Our Reporter The All Progressive Congress (APC) in Cross River State has stated that it will not be involved in any form of transitional committee the State Government is proposing after the tenure of the 18 Local Government Chairmen expires. The party which described the non-conduct of Local Government elections in the State as
By Our Reporter The Special Adviser Inter Party Affairs to Senator Ben Ayade, Cross River State Governor, Mr. Austin Ibok has stated that the State Government requires a minimum of six billion naira for it to conduct Local Government election and that as a result of unavailability of funds, that has delayed the election and
By Ogar Monday The James Ene Henshaw Foundation has organized a 2 day Script and Project Development workshop tagged “Open Space” in Calabar for young persons in the creative sector to develop their art and coin it for performance. According to James Henshaw, Secretary of the Foundation, the training is “designed to kick-start the careers
By Grace Orok The Director General of the Greater Calabar Development Authority, Mr. Kingsley Ikpeme in an exclusive interview with our correspondent has said that the Calabar Metropolis would be expanded to cover Odukpani, Akpabuyo, Akamkpa, Bakassi and Biase. “The Greater Calabar Development Authority is an agency of the State Government saddled with the responsibility