By Jonathan Ugbal The senator representing Cross River North senatorial district, Rose Oko has announced her plans to donate educational materials worth NGN185 million to schools in Bekwarra, Obanliku, Obudu, Ogoja and Yala local government areas of northern Cross River state. This will aid give the young students qualitative education with the necessary materials so
By Ushang Ewa The Chairman of the Cross River State Universal Basic Education Board (CRSUBEB), Dr. Stephen Odey Thursday said the board discovered 734 teachers with fake National Certificate on Education (NCE) certificates in its 2 months long verification exercise. “At the end of the exercise, I can inform you that we discovered over 734
By Ikwen Atuaka A business woman, Perpetua Ubua Friday afternoon died from wounds sustained from a gunshot in Obudu local government area of northern Cross River State. Perpetua, a wholesale merchant of airtime who won a Kia picanto car from telecommunication company, Globacom almost 10 years ago was shot Friday night between 7:30 and 8:00
By Jonathan Ugbal; Government House Correspondent Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade will, barring any last minute change, jet out of Nigeria to Geneva, Switzerland within 48 hours as he is scheduled to address a summit on Neglected Tropical Diseases. The summit organized and hosted by the Uniting to Combat NTDs, the World Health Organization
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Spokesman to the Cross River state governor, Mr. Christian Ita has told CrossRiverWatch that the rumors making the rounds that the Special Assistant on Tourism to Governor Ayade, Mr. Eric Anderson has been elevated to Commissioner in charge of the ministry is premature and incorrect. Governor Ben Ayade had penultimate week announced
By Jonathan Ugbal Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has finally approved the movement of staff in the Primary Health system from the unified local government scheme to the Cross River State Primary Health Care Development Agency (CRSPHCDA). The approval was made this morning (Thursday) after Ayade signed a MEMO from the Agency following the
By Jonathan Ugbal; Government House Correspondent The Cross River State Government has signed several trade deals with the Chinese province of Hunnan with the fields of interests including agriculture, mining, construction, infrastructure, pharmaceuticals and the fashion industry. The deals will see about 46 investors brought in by the Vice Governor of the Hunnan Province He
By Ushang Ewa No fewer than 30 houses have been destroyed with about 200 people displaced in Ogoja local government area of northern Cross River State following a windstorm recently. Daily Trust reports that the buildings affected are located at Emankpa Ebong and other neighboring communities in Ekajuk, Ogoja located about 250 kilometers north of