By David Nsa The Cross River State, State Emergency Management Agency (CRS-SEMA), in collaboration with Peculiar Foundation is set to create jobs for three hundred refugees and host community members in the State. The SEMA Acting Director General Mr. Princewill Ayim stated this in an exclusive interview with CrossRiverWatch in his Calabar office where he stressed
By Archibong Jeremiah The last of the surviving highlife kings and musical kings of Cross River origin, Mr. Darlington Offiong is dead. Mr. Darlington died at about 2:25am on Friday 21/06/2019 at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH) after a brief illness. According to his son, Mr. Edem Darlington, a Premium Times journalist, Known
0By Our Reporter Arrangements have been concluded by the Government of Cross River State for the establishment of a State Model School in Obudu Local Government Area, as directed by the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) in order to benchmark excellence in basic education. The Executive Chairman, State Universal Basic Education Board, Dr. Stephen Odey
By Ilam Patricia The Acting Director General of Cross River State Emergency Management Agency (CRS-SEMA) Mr. Princewill Ayim has urged all and sundry not to discriminate against refugees. He gave the charge today in commemoration of the 2019 World Refugee day which was marked in Calabar, the State capital. The World Refugee Day 2019 which
By Efa Sunday, Government House Correspondent The Managing Director of John Deere Construction and Forestry, Mr. Jeff Kraft has assured Cross Riverians of earnest commencement of work at site of Ayade’s tourist centre, Calas Vegas in the next four to five months. Mr. Kraft gave this assurance recently while fielding questions from newsmen, after the
By Our Reporter The immediate past Cross River State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Inyang Asibong celebrated the 2019 International Day of the African Child at the Cameroon Refugee camp Ogoja LGA where she donated food items, groceries and medical supplies to the camp residents. According to Dr. Asibong the act was to give hope, love
By Jonathan Ugbal Former Governors Clement Ebri, Donald Duke and Liyel Imoke have remained tight lipped despite mounting calls on incumbent, Ben Ayade to conduct local government elections in Cross River State. The tenures of the elected officials in the third tier of government elapsed in December 2016 excluding that of Bakassi which stayed till
By Efa Sunday, Government House Correspondent Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State, continued his new role as project manager today by conducting a team of investors from China around various projects sites in the state capital, Calabar. The Chinese who arrived the state on Tuesday, were received at the airport by the head of