By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Follow @NaijaJonathan Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has said that the state intends to make its flagship tourism event, Carnival Calabar the best in the world. Mr. Ayade who said his administration has taken the Carnival Calabar from 15th to the second position in the world disclosing on
By Jonathan Ugbal Follow @NaijaJonathan The founder of Street Priests Incorporated, James Okina has been selected as a speaker for an independently organized TED event in Calabar slated for March 24, 2017. 18 year old Mr. Okina, a social entrepreneur and child rights advocate, recently shot to fame after a story on him by the
By Jonathan Ugbal The Cross River Government says it is planning to include migrants fleeing a crackdown in Cameroonian and taking refuge in the state in its next measles vaccination campaign. The Director General of the state’s Primary Health Care Development Agency, Dr. Betta Edu disclosed this while addressing the migrants in central Cross River
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Follow @crossriverwatch The Cross River State Government has sent a contingent to the 2018 edition of the Rio Carnival in Brazil to understudy and make plans to ensure the growth of the Carnival Calabar, a sponsored release from Government House Calabar says. This forms part of the deliberate effort of the administration
By Jonathan Ugbal Follow @NaijaJonathan The Calabar Hospitality House has become the first training center in South South Nigeria to be certified by the Institute for Tourism Professionals (ITP) as a diploma awarding institution. The President of ITP, Chief Abiodun Odunsanwo who presented the certification plaque on Friday, in Calabar to the CHH team charged
By Ushang Ewa An unnamed member of the organizing team for the Cross River State sponsored Miss Africa beauty pageant died in Calabar, the state capital during the 2017 edition an investigation by CrossRiverWatch reveals. The unnamed member is said to be a South African and relative of the fourth wife of President Jacob Zuma,
By Archibong Jeremiah The Local Organizing Committee (LOC) of the Great Gospel Crusade, Calabar 2018 has promised that the crusade will bring peace to Calabar South. Addressing newsmen in Calabar, the LOC Chairman Dr. Lawrence Ekwok stated that “because Cross River State is perculiar in the country, it’s been first in many things but faced
By Jonathan Ugbal Follow @NaijaJonathan The premier online news portal in Cross River State, CrossRiverWatch has launched the first comprehensive media service bot in Nigeria a statement from the publishers, CRWatch resources says. The service bot which deployed the “trending: Telegram technology that allow users and its audience to “read, share, vote and report” is