By Our Correspondent Cross River State governor, Senator Ben Ayade, has urged Muslims to strive towards strengthening peaceful coexistence and good neighbourliness in the country for the betterment of the people. In his goodwill message marking this year’s Ed-el Fitri, Governor Ayade, in a statement by his Special Assistant on Media and Chief Press Secretary,
By CrossRiverWatch admin As part of efforts to ensure speedy dispensation of justice, the Cross River State government, has presented seven pick-up vans to Special courts established in the state. The courts are Revenue, Forestry, Environmental and Sanitation, Traffic, Arbitration and Miscellaneous Matters, Medical and Pharmaceutical, as well as Ports and Allied matters. Presenting the
By CrossRiverWatch admin The Senior Special Adviser to Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade on Public Affairs, Tony Undiandeye Sunday in Calabar traded tackles with environmental activists, Odey Oyama over issues surrounding one of the signature projects, the Cross River Superhighway. Fielding questions on the radio program, “The Dialogue With Agba Jalingo” on Hit FM
By CrossRiverWatch admin Cross River State Governor, Ben Ayade Sunday, in Calabar said the argument that the State grabbed land without compensating the dwellers will soon be cleared as the list of those whose lands are affected by the proposed Cross River superhighway will be published in two months. The Senior Special Adviser to Ayade
By Jonathan Ugbal; Government House Correspondent Militants Friday, stormed the governor’s office in Calabar demonstrating against the non payment of their entitlements for 10 months totaling over 15 million Naira and blockading the entrance as well as disrupting traffic in the process. The state government however denied that it is owing the militants, claiming if
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Chief Economic Adviser to the governor of Cross River State, Ben Ayade and Vice Chairman State Planning Commission, Dr. Francis Ntamu, says all hands are on deck to ensure the deep seaport, one of the signature projects comes to fruition following clearance from the federal government. Ntamu disclosed this in an
By Ogar Monday/Elijah Ugani The Director of Academic planning, University of Calabar (UNICAL), Dr. Patrick Egaga has stated that the University as an institution and training ground has a vital role to play in the fight to curb coruption in the country. Egaga who spoke with CrossRiverWatch in his office said it was as a
By Archibong Jeremiah There seems to be no love lost currently between the chairman of the Cross River State chapter of the Nigeria Institution of Surveyors (NIS), Gertrude Njah and the Surveyor General of the state Eyo Oku, over allegations of quackery in the issuance of survey plans and certificates of lodgements CrossRiverWatch can authoritatively