Jonathan Ugbal Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade’s directive to lock out civil servants who arrive work after 8:00AM is hurting victims of sexual, gender based and domestic violence who are seeking justice, reports reaching CrossRiverWatch say. The Governor on Wednesday, repeated actions from his 2017 when he locked out the Secretary to the State
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Cross River State Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade on Wednesday described the State as an investors’ haven saying private sector participation was key to its economic growth, and pledged his government’s continuous efforts at attracting investors to the state. Ayade speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony of Indigo Hotel, a Five-Star hospitality facility, along
By Patrick Obia The Obong of Calabar and head of the Efik nation, His Eminence, Edidem Ekpo Okon Abasi-Otu V has endorsed the Back-to-South political campaign. The Back-to-South movement is agitation for power rotation back to the southern senatorial district of Cross River State, Nigeria. Edidem Ekpo Okon made the endorsement in his Palace while
CrossRiverWatch Admin The Government of Cross River State has debunked reports of a purported fire incident in the Governor’s Office, Calabar. A press release signed by Christian Ita, Special Adviser, Media and Publicity to Governor Ben Ayade on Monday night said “there was a small fire incident on a mast within the premises of the
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The powerhouse, accounts, and audit sections of the Governor’s office extension in Calabar were on Saturday night gutted by fire. Government House sources say the fire started on Saturday night at the powerhouse which supplies backup electricity to the Governor’s office on Saturday night with the fire raging until Sunday morning last
Nigerian businessman, medical practitioner, and activist, Mahdi Shehu has narrated an event that happened 27 years ago and was significant to the turn of many other events in the country. Shehu revealed the staggering event when he answered questions on why the DSS arrested Tukur Mamu, the man who operates as an intermediary between the
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River State Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade has consoled the people of the United Kingdom over the death of Queen Elizabeth II. Governor Ayade visited the British Ambassador to Nigeria, Catriona Wendy Campbell today to condole with them. He signed the condolence register of late Queen Elizabeth II.
By Anietie Akpan, Guardian Newspaper Cross River community has protested against the perceived poor quality of work done as the World Bank ends its multi-billion-naira erosion control projects in 19 States of the country. The bank had, in an effort to check Erosion in the country, carried out projects in Cross River and 18 other