By CrossRiverWatch admin Cross River State Garment Factory is the largest garment factory in the world by floor size and is awaiting the Guinness Book of World Records verification. The factory is a project of the Cross River State government under the leadership of Ben Ayade, the executive governor of the state. The garment factory
A popular saying goes, “Health is Wealth” and as much as that is self explanatory, people always overlook the fact that in Health, every little thing matters from our decision to seek care on time, to our attitude towards Alcohol, the food we consume and importantly, the policies of government on health. There is no
By CrossRiverWatch admin I am not in the mood to write. Not been lately but a friend just provoked a little thought. We may sometimes think that the failure of Ayade will be recorded as a failure of Cross River North senatorial District to rise to the challenge of leadership in the state. I think
By CrossRiverWatch admin My attention has been drawn to a publication on “The Nation Newspaper” of August 3rd, 2016 by a group that called itself Niger Delta Volunteers (NDV). It was signed by Commander Ekpo Ekpo, who is the group spokesperson. Others signatories are Commander Henry Etete, who is the spokesperson NDPLF, Commander Asuquo Henshaw,
In the business world we call it credible network connections, in real world we call it man know man. One of Liyel Imoke’s most remarkable achievements was the setting up of a sister state relationship with State of Maryland USA. The sister state agreement was meant to provide a forum for economic development, tourism, and
There are always two major phases and faces to life and man’s existence on mother earth. There is the beautiful and favored and the ugly and the disfavored which goes beyond just the mere facial beauty and appearance. Each mortal passes through both phases, faces once or severally in life time. The beautiful face may
In my tribute to Senator Uche Chukwumerije I had posited that ” Every age, every generation produces an iconoclast, an eclectic, eccentric, a quirky and unusual figure, who ironically represents the measure, the values, and indeed, the essence of that age or generation and becomes the icon of that age or generation. They are not
The fourth treatise in our series on potentials of the creative industry for creating jobs and contributing to the development of our economy is focused on the fashion and design sector. I had earlier written on the film industry, the music industry and the visual arts industry in Cross River State. The need for urgent