By Our Reporter Dare devil kidnappers yesterday at about 8pm kidnapped a crippled man named Jude Akwagiobe Agaba, popularly known as FG, in the remote village of Ohong in Obudu Local Government Area of northern Cross River state. FG is a very popular and hardworking seller of palm wine, beer and petrol. He has maintained
By Jonathan Ugbal Cross River born ace Nollywood producer Fidelis Duker recently joined the voices against the Federal Government’s decision to probe the staging of a reality TV show; Big Brother Naija in South Africa. Duker, a former President of the Director’s Guild of Nigeria Guild took to his Facebook page and questioned the rationale
By Jonathan Ugbal; Government House Correspondent Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has discussed technicalities surrounding the design of the Calabar Smart City project with Chinese ICT giants Huawei. This is part of the governor’s itinerary on his official trip to China from where he is supposed to depart for London soon official sources say.
By Jonathan Ugbal The trailer of the movie “The Lost café” produced by Cross River born filmmaker, Regina Idu Udalor based in Norway has been released CrossRiverWatch authoritatively reports. The movie was shot on location in Calabar, Nigeria and Norway throughout 2016 with the trailer first released on January 9, 2017. The film is an
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By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent The Wife of Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River, Dr. Linda Ayade joined millions across the globe to heave a sigh of relief following Yahyah Jammeh’s decision to bow to pressure and yield power as President of the Islamic Republic of the Gambia after losing the December 1, 2016
By Ogar Monday The Cross River State Commissioner of Rural Transformation, Establishment and Training, Mr. Sunday Achunekang has stated that the State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade’s prompt and early payment of workers salary is an indication of great trust in the State’s work-force. The Commissioner added that the Governor’s payment of salaries before time will
By Grace Orok The Cross River State Commissioner for Special Duties, Hon. Victor Agu has disclosed that his Ministry is duty bound to finish inherited projects before embarking on new ones. The Commissioner who spoke recently to our reporter said the governor has given a clear directive that inherited projects should be prioritized. “We inherited