By CrossRiverWatch Admin Cross River is the second largest producer of cocoa in the West African country of Nigeria with production in excess of 80,000 metric tons a year. Cocoa from Cross River State has been judged one of the best in Nigeria even as the state has the potential to become the leading producer
By Margaret John 2019 presidential aspirant, Mr. Omoleye Sowore on Thursday pledged to relocate the displaced people of Bakassi to better temporary homes during his first three months in office as the President of Nigeria. Sowore stated this during his visit to the internally displaced person’s (IDPs) camp in Ikot Eyo, Akpabuyo where he expressed
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Abia State governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu has described the Cross River State Rice City project constructed by Governor Ben Ayade as the best ingredient for President Mohammadu Buhari’s rice revolution. Governor Ikpeazu while inspecting the automated facilities at the Rice City currently undergoing a test run, during his courtesy
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Mr. Kishatiunimye Adah, the only son of the Provost of the College of Heath Technology, Mrs. Jane Adah has been kidnapped family sources say. Kisha as he is fondly called was abducted on Tuesday night within the premises of the Cross River University of Technology, CrossRiverWatch gathered. It is unclear, the circumstances
By Peter Inyali and Godfret Obeten The federal government will on Friday commission the Erosion and Control Works at the University of Calabar (UNICAL) a letter from the federal ministry of science and technology says. A letter signed by the minister, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu and addressed to the Vice Chancellor of the University, Professor Zana
By Our Reporter Ahead of the May 28 official launch of Cross River State Health Insurance Scheme (CRSHIS), industry experts have identified key areas of collaboration for effective take off and successful implementation of the scheme in the state. At a three day workshop aimed at improving the state’s readiness for the implementation of the
By Ogar Monday Former Cross River Governor and aspirant for the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Clement Ebri has accused the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Pastor Usani Usani of working hand-in-glove with incumbent Governor Ben Ayade to kill the State. This comes on the heels of another fresh round in
By Violet Isek Legal practitioners in Calabar, the Cross River State capital have accused the executive arm of government of deliberately frustrating the judiciary to ensure people do not get justice. A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mba Ukweni and a former chairman of the Calabar branch of the Nigerian Bar Association, Mrs. Nkoyo Amah stated