By Jonathan Ugbal Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade on Saturday called on the six members of the State House of Assembly from the Northern senatorial district to sponsor a bill to give legal backing to the Cross River Northern Festival, Northfest in order to ensure its sustainability. The festival was established in 2017 by
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, AAC, Omoyele Sowore; Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade joined a list of 15 individuals and organizations who bagged the “Dolphin Award” instituted by Bakassi Returnees to celebrate individuals who have helped them in their long journey to proper resettlement and justice. The Bakassi
By Ogar Monday The Cross River Government has intervened following reports of a suspected cholera outbreak in Ekureku, Abi Local Government Area in the Central Senatorial District of the State. Reports from the community have it that the suspected cholera outbreak has claimed some lives but about 30 people are currently receiving treatments in various
By Jonathan Ugbal The Speaker of the ninth Cross River State House of Assembly, Honorable Eteng Jones Williams has won the senatorial rerun primaries of the All Progressives Congress, APC in the central senatorial district. The rerun was necessitated by an order of the Abuja division of the Federal High Court, presided over by Justice
By Patrick Obia A suspected businessman identified as Uche is said to have disappeared with the corpses of his three children who died mysteriously in his car boot in Ugep, Yakurr Local Government Area of Cross River State. The tragedy is said to have occurred in Ntamkpo, opposite the Catholic Church Ugep on Friday 17
It was all red roses and butterflies two Saturdays ago, as Chief Executive Officer of E4PR and multi-award winning British/Nigerian trained filmmaker, Egor Efiok and her sweetheart Kelly Okpa Odock vowed to stick together as man and wife for the rest of their lives. Family, friends and colleagues, including the President of Pan African Film
By Isaac Jarigbe Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State has reinstated Martins Asuquo as the Director-General of the State Scrap Metal Regulatory Agency. The reinstatement was contained in a release signed by the Deputy Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr. Linus Obogo. Obogo said Mr. Ayade has also approved the appointment of Agbor
By Mary Bassey Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has approved the elevation of the General Manager of the State’s newspaper corporation, Chronicle, Mr. Emmanuel Akpong, and twenty other Directors to the rank of Permanent Secretary in the State’s public service, a release from the office of the Head of Service office says. The release,