By CrossRiverWatch Admin All is set for the inauguration of the 9th Cross River State House of Assembly as scheduled for 11 June, 2019 at the State House of Assembly Complex. The tussle for the leadership of the 9th Assembly has also been on behind the scenes for weeks but, contrary to expectations that members
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The industrialization effort of Cross River State Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade has started yielding fruits as the Federal Government through the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) has placed a N3 billion order for the State to supply rice seedlings to all the States in
By CrossRiverWatch Admin In a bid to ensure that all Government vehicles are recovered from immediate past political office holders in Cross River State, Hon. Martin Orim, Chief of Staff to Governor Ben Ayade Friday inaugurated Vehicles Recovery Task Force. Performing the inauguration in his office, the Chief of Staff charged members of the Task
By Usen Edem It appears Cross Riverians are displeased with Governor Ayade’s latest sojourn in Europe, where he was photographed at the NIMASA exhibition stand at the just concluded shipping trade fair in Oslo, Norway. The governor was booed in church earlier today, live on AIT, during the burial service of late Temitope Ita Ekpenyong,
By Our Reporter The spokesman for the Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit NFIU, Mr Sani Tukur, confirmed on Thursday that the NFIU directive to financial institutions to dishonor cheques emanating from State governors on behalf of local government councils from 1st June 2019, had recorded 100 per cent compliance; but the Cross River state governor, Senator
Calabar the Capital of Cross River State is known for lots of festivals globally. Famous among these festivals is the annual thirty two days Christmas festival where fun seekers gather in the ancient city to do businesses while catching their fun. The period is December and it’s registered in the global tourism calendar. This festive
By CrossRiverWatch Admin When President Muhammadu Buhari met yesterday behind closed doors with state governors and heads of security agencies at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, only one state was not represented and that is Cross River state. The meeting, as Guardian reports, was in connection with the prevailing security situation, among other issues besetting the
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The African Action Congress (AAC) Cross River State has called on the State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade to stop his incessant travels without informing his employers (Cross Riverians). According to the party, Ayade ought to furnish Cross Riverians with adequate information such as where he’s travelling to, why he’s travelling and when