By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Products from the Calabar Garment Factory on Tuesday finally hit the market months after its completion and work commenced. The products include blazers, jean trousers and shirts including uniforms of some paramilitary outfits with Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade saying from June 2017, he will not wear clothes
By Jonathan Ugbal The Adikpo community in Vandeikya local government area of Benue state and its neighboring Obudu local government area of northern Cross River state last week came together to renovate the bridge over River Akasom which connects both. Leaders of both communities engaged youths who are currently felling specific trees and cutting them
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Men of the Nigeria Police Force, Atakpa division Thursday rescued an alleged armed robber from being set ablaze at Hawkins cemetory Calabar South, Cross River State. The alleged robber whose name wasn’t gotten by our reporter was said to have been caught red-handed in the act in the early hours of Thursday
By Jonathan Ugbal Members of the Cross River State chapter of the Delivery Vehicle Owners and Drivers Association of Nigeria (DELVAN) are currently protesting what they say is a difficult tax system imposed on them by the Cross River State government. Over 50 vehicles of different sizes were lined up along Leopard Town road with
By Jonathan Ugbal The Government of Cross River State has fired another salvo over the delay in the approval of the Environmental Impact Assessment for its proposed 260 kilometers superhighway, threatening the revocation of the land allocated to the National Park in the state. The Superhighway is part of the signature projects of Cross River
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent The Thai Africa rice city, a seedling project of the Cross River State Government earlier scheduled to be delivered on May 29, 2017 as part of activities marking Governor Ben Ayade’s second year in office will now be completed at a later date. Ayade disclosed this yesterday at the
By Archibong Jeremiah/Obeten Godfrey The Cross River State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade will as part of activities marking the 50th anniversary of the State on the 27th of May 2017 sign into law the bill recently passed by the State Assembly to regulate hawking and create a Hawking Rights Protection and Regulatory Agency. The tip
By Obeten Godfrey/Grace Orok The Niger Delta Development Commission Board Chairman, Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba has called on youths to think creatively, be ready to put in time and effort to becoming relevant citizens of the 21st century. The NDDC Board Chairman made the call while speaking as a Special Guest in the 2nd quarterly town