By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent The Executive Governor of Cross River State, Senator Bassey Otu has offered immediate employment to his namesake and former Olympics medalist, Etim Bassey, who has been living on the streets of Lagos for several years. Etim Bassey, popularly known as Ironbar, first came into the limelight as a weightlifter
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Bakassi Fish Festival has received endorsement by the Cross River State government as part of ways to mark its tourism calendar. The Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Chief Robert Abubakar Ewa, on Tuesday 12th September, 2023 in his office received the festival’s Board of Trustees (BOT) during a courtesy call,
By Mary Bassey, House of Assembly Correspondent The Cross River State House of Assembly has embarked on a five-week recess. The House made the disclosure on Wednesday, September 13th during its plenary at the Assembly chambers, Calabar where it was adopted and adjourned. In a motion adopted, the member representing Yala 2 State Constituency Honorable
By Sylvia Akpan: Government House Correspondent The Deputy Speaker of the 10th Cross River House of Assembly, Hon. Sylvester Agabi on Wednesday lamented the rise in cases of child abandonment in the State. Mr. Agabi who wonders why anyone will suffer through pregnancy only to dump the child after birth described the act as one
By Patrick Obia Following the recent claims of ranging manhood snatching in Calabar metropolis, the Government of Cross River State has debunked such claims, warning against peddling falsehood. The Government refuted the claims in a press statement issued on Wednesday in Calabar by the Commissioner for Information Mr. Erasmus Ekpang, stating that after thorough investigation
Before you go and mob innocent people, let us reason together. The dick is the source of life in our bodies because it brings out the sperm that fertilizes the ovary. It is a tool of interest to everyone including ritualists. The prevailing thick rumor that dicks have been missing randomly in Calabar, our State
By Godwin Otang The Cross River State Governor Senator Bassey Otu has directed the immediate disbandment of the Committee on Illegal Mining in the State. The directive was contained in a Press Release signed by his Chief Press Secretary Emmanuel, and obtained by CrossRiverWatch in Calabar, on September 13, 2023. According to the release, the
By Mary Bassey, House of Assembly Correspondent The 10th Cross River State House of Assembly has called on the State Government to intervene in the incessant criminality in Akamkpa Local Government Area of the State. The House made the call during a plenary held Tuesday, 12 2023 at the Cross River State House of Assembly