By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent A total of 27 cultural troupes participated in the 2017 edition of the Cross River Cultural Carnival. These consists of cultural troupes representing the eighteen local government areas in the state and 9 other visiting states who are competing for various prizes at the event which the Deputy Governor,
By Jonathan Ugbal Two buildings located within the premises of the Assembly of God church at the Destination Cross River roundabout at the Murtala Muhammad highway are currently on fire. The fire which began about 25 minutes ago is said to have been either caused by a power surge or from the kitchen as the
By Ogar Monday A clergyman, Evangelist Friday Akpan has said that certain events makes one tempted to ask God, just like Habakkuk did; why he allows men to commit evil and get away with. Mr. Akpan made this query while giving the eulogy Saturday when the remains of Derek Maurice Ben, an undergraduate of the
By Aplefe Ojong In what appears like a Christmas gift, 124 new appointees have been announced by governor Ben Ayade of Cross River. A statement obtained from the governor’s office indicate that the governor has approved the 124 names for various appoinments but portfolios will be assigned by 2018. These haul takes the total tally
By CrossRiverWatch Admin You say it… “Our rice and other agricultural produce if properly utilized will boost our economy; we need to encourage the farmers in the rural areas in particular to commercialize their farm produce and encourage more access roads which agriculture will hardly thrive without. “We need to empower our people to utilize
By Eba Ishmael Senator John Owan-Enoh has been backed by the Women Impact Network (WIN) to run for a second term in office as the Senator representing the central senatorial district of Cross River State in the National Assembly. Owan-Enoh who was nicknamed “Johnwin” by the association got the backing recently during the commissioning of
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Former two term federal legislator, Honorable Paul Adah has decried the tearing down of Obudu local government area of northern Cross River State where he and the incumbent Governor Ben Ayade hail from. Mr. Adah who declared his intention to run for the Gubernatorial position in the 2019 general elections on the
By Jonathan Ugbal The Cross River State Government will spend about NGN3 Billion for the 2017 Carnival Calabar and Festivals sources in Government House say. A breakdown of the figure shows that the five competing banks in the Carnival alone will share NGN500 million at NGN100 million apiece as subvention while the Governor’s band also