By Ushang Ewa The federal government has expressed doubt over its ability to deliver on the East – West road before the next general elections in 2019. This is due to the over NGN30 billion debt incurred on the project already said the Minister for Niger Delta Affairs, Mr. Usani Usani in Calabar, the Cross
By Jonathan Ugbal A journalist, Ekpe Bassey is currently at loss over actions to take after his wife, Angela Bassey delivered a stillborn despite assurances from doctors at the General Hospital in Calabar, the Cross River State capital that she was okay. Mr. Ekpe is the nonlinear editor attached to the press unit of the
By Jonathan Ugbal The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has opened a fresh probe into how the Cross River State Government spent its Paris Club loan refund. Bauchi, Delta and Nassarawa states are also being investigated, a detective at the EFCC told the PUNCH. The state had received NGN11,300,139,741.28 out of the over NGN500 billion
By Archibong Jeremiah The Cross River State Government has disengaged Chris Parks Marketing Solution (CPMS) that has been consulting for the State Signage and Advertisement Agency (CRISSAA) since its creation by the Governor Liyel Imoke administration. The disengagement according to the Director General of the Agency, Mr. Stanley Nsemo-Livingstone who spoke to CrossRiverWatch is “for
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Imported cargo into Nigeria may soon be delivered to the Calabar and Warri ports only says the Nigerian government. This will tackle the congestion at the ports in Lagos and increase activities in other ports as well as ease renovation work ongoing at the busy Apapa – Wharf road in Lagos said
By Dave Akate No fewer than 3,000 farmlands in Boki local government area of central Cross River State have been destroyed by flood following two days of heavy downpour CrossRiverWatch authoritatively reports. Hundreds of residents have been rendered homeless following the incident which occurred on between September 18 and 19 with properties worth millions of
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade will today swear in a new commissioner, Mr. Eric Anderson. He is expected to fill in as commissioner for tourism. This is contained in Mr. Ayade’s itinerary signed by the state chief of protocol, Mr. Emmanuel Okon which however failed to disclose who
By Ushang Ewa The wife of former Governor Liyel Imoke of Cross River State, Obioma Liyel Imoke has been roped into the separation saga of popular music duo, P-Square. Mrs. Imoke is said to have been present with the duo and their elder brother, Jude ‘Engees’ Okoye when Jude threatened that he will kill Peter