By Jonathan Ugbal Sunnel Thuesem, the Danish tourist Cyclist currently on a tour across Africa says Calabar is where he received the highest level of reception and hospitality. Thuesem, 26 who arrived Calabar Wednesday, CrossRiverWatch learnt lauded the state government and Cross Riverians for the warm reception accorded him and said that his perception about
By Jonathan Ugbal; Government House Correspondent Calabar: Governor Ben Ayade has expressed angst against the low turnout of Mayors in the African continent for the World Mayors – African Region conference in Calabar ascribing it to the mentality Africans have come to be associated with. Ayade made known his frustrations when a delegation of Mayors
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Members of Calabar Creative Hub (CCH) have urged the British Council to among other things establish a Creative Art Center in State to help discover and nurture creative art talents. The call was made during a one day interactive session in Calabar where the group said the creative arts sector of Cross
By Jonathan Ugbal A Cross Riverian, Bright Eworo who graduated with a first class degree honors in Kazan National Research Technological University in Russia is currently facing a race against time to raise 12,000 Dollars for his Masters Degree program. Eworo who hails from Abi told CrossRiverWatch in a telephone interview that he was a
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent A Chinese firm Wuhan Longfecund Agricultural Development Company Limited is concluding plans to set up a feed mill and maize farm in Cross River State said its Chairman, Yongsheng Cao Wednesday in Calabar. Cao, who spoke through an interpreter disclosed this during a courtesy call on Governor Ben Ayade
By Ogar Monday Cross River State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade says the state is basically a forest considering the fact thatit has one of the few remaining forest reserves in Africa and the highest in Nigeria. The Governor said this, Tuesday while declaring open the validation workshop of the United Nations Program on Reducing Emissions from
By Jonathan Ugbal The last four days of the Leboku festival, the new yam festival of the Ugep nation in Yakurr local government of Cross River State is always the peak of the celebration with this year’s edition producing the routine and scintillating performances of the festival that has become one of Cross River’s
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Obudu Mountain Resort does not generate income for the Cross River State Government says the Special Adviser on event’s management and Governor’s office, Kenneth Aklah CrossRiverWatch can authoritatively report. Aklah who says the facility does not generate enough to pay the salaries of staff, disclosed this recently on “The Dialogue