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 Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent The Cross River government has called on the federal government to properly equip the Nigerian Navy in order for it to effectively patrol the maritime corridor in the state in order to sustain the drastic reduction in militancy and kidnapping activities which were possible due to the high number
By Jonathan Ugbal Information reaching CrossRiverWatch from sources in the House of Assembly suggests that Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade had approved a total of NGN15 million for the treatment of the late deputy leader of the Cross River State House of Assembly, Mr. Nkoro Simon. Mr. Nkoro aged 62 and member representing Ikom
By Ogar Monday and Margaret John The Deputy Leader of the Cross River State House of Assembly, Honorable Nkoro Simon Egbong (PDP, Ikom 1) has died. Mr. Nkoro, aged 62 and a two term member of the House died this morning in an undisclosed hospital in India after a protracted illness, Assembly sources told CrossRiverWatch.
By Jonathan Ugbal; Government House Correspondent A United Nation’s envoy in Nigeria, Mr. Samuel Bwalya has described as visionary, the leadership style of Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade which has placed the state at the front row in championing developmental sustainability as well as transcending governance beyond politics. Mr. Bwalya, a Zambian and the
By Jeremiah Archibong and Jonathan Ugbal As the Muslim Ummah in Cross River join their counterparts across the world to celebrate this year’s Eid el-Kabir, Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade and the Chairman, governing board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba have identified peace, love and sacrifice as the panacea
By Efa Sunday And Mary Omani The Assistant Director, Cross River State Fire Service, Public Relations Officer, Mr. Makperr Cletus Abine, has decried the deplorable condition of fire service equipments in the State, describing them as “monument-al machines.” Mr. Makperr while speaking to CrossRiverWatch, on why the fire service had refused to come to the
By Jonathan Ugbal Barely 24 hours after the National Economic Council announced plans to decentralize the Nigeria Police Force, the Presbyterian Church of Nigeria (PCN) has condemned the lack of effective measures to check the widespread killing s and violence in the country and called for an overhaul of the security architecture. This was contained