By Ogar Monday, Adado Margaret And Kelvin Ololo Readers of crossriverwatch.com have commended its management and staff for its contributions to the development of Cross River State. The commendations come on the occasion of the newspaper’s sixth anniversary. Some of the readers who bared their minds while speaking on a weekly Hit 95.9 FM Calabar
By Odey Ojeka Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade on Thursday was conferred with the title, Obol Kogbogho which means king of light by the Obol Lopon of Ugep, Obol Ofem Ubana during the celebration of the 2018 edition of the Leboku festival. This makes governor Ayade a member of the club of less than
By Obeten Godfrey A gubernatorial aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Cross River State, Mr. John Upan Odey has said that when elected as governor, he will create an enabling environment for thousands of entrepreneurs to emerge rather than have thousands of appointees. Mr. Odey made the assertion on Tuesday in Calabar while
By Odey Ojeka Isaac Eteng, a graduate of geology from the University of Calabar and 22 year old Lilian Christopher, a graduate of the school of sciences in the College of Education l, Akamkpa have emerged winners of the 2018 Leboku pageant. The pageant is the second public event in the line up of activities
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Traders in Calabar, the Cross River State capital have called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to establish centers in the markets for the Continuous Voters Registration (CVR) exercise in a bid to reduce apathy towards registration. This was contained in a release issued during the weekend by the National Association
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Popular Afropop and Afrobeat musician, David Adeleke a.k.a ‘Davido’ on Thursday paid a visit to the Chairman of the Governing Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission NDDC, Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba in Portharcourt, the Rivers State capital. It is unclear what prompted the visit, but sources close to Mr. Ndoma-Egba said he
By Efa Sunday And Mary Omani The owner and workers of Sammy’s Fashion complex along Ndidem Usang Iso road by Ekong Etta junction, broke down in tears in the late hours of Monday, August 13th, following an inferno which gutted down the fashion store and destroyed properties worth hundreds of thousands of naira. According to
By Ushang Ewa Disengaged staff of the Cross River State Water Board limited say they are been owed over NGN20 million in accumulated stipends. The leader of the group, Mr. Gabriel Onah told CrossRiverWatch in an interview on Monday that the staff numbering 98 has exhausted all avenues to seek the board to pay them