By Archibong Jeremiah Ntufam John Etim has emerged Chairman Elect of the All Progressive Congress (APC) Cross River State Chapter. Ntufam Etim emerged winning 56 votes against his opponent Dr. Achigbe Matthew who had 36 votes out of the 93 accredited votes casted with one invalid vote. Addressing newsmen after his victory, Ntufam John gave
By Archibong Jeremiah The Cross River State Chapter Chairman of the Young Democratic Party YDP, Mr. Castro Ezama has given accolades to the Cross River State Government, arguing that the government under Senator Ben Ayade has tried it’s best to improve the lot of Cross Riverians. Mr. Ezama gave the nod Saturday morning on air
By Archibong Jeremiah The Managing Director of Cross River State Water Board Company limited, Dr. Godwin Igile has been reprimanded by the State Council Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Comrade Victor Dan Udu for disconnecting the Press Center from public water source for months now. The Cross River NUJ Chairam expressed his
By Archibong Jeremiah The Special Adviser to Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State on Public Utilities, Mr. Amboni Iyadim has said that it was because of the confidence the Governor had on engineers working on the 21 megawatts power plant that made him announce two commissioning dates that have since elapsed. Mr. Iyadim while
By Archibong Jeremiah The Friends of Community Advocacy Program (FOCAP) has lampooned the Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHEDC) for failing to live up to its responsibilities of distributing power and maintaining the distribution network. The Community Liaison Director of the organization, Mr. Okon Eyibio stated this while speaking as a guest on topical issues
By Grace Orok The Cross River State Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, Mr. Eric Anderson has reiterated his readiness to work with the organizers of Calabar Drama Festival to achieve set goals of expanding the creative sector of the State. He made this known during the opening ceremony of the Calabar Drama Festival that took
By Ushang Ewa Following the supply of colored water to residents in Calabar, the Cross River State capital by its public owned Water Board Limited (CRSWBL), CrossRiverWatch has obtained a video where the Managing Director, Dr. Godwin Igile cautioned against tagging water as unfit unless it is tested. Mr. Igile had argued that unless there
By Elijah Ugani: Health Correspondent Follow @Elijah_ugani The Federal Government has announced its plans to construct an Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) in Calabar the Cross River State capital. The implementing agency is the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) which according to the Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu will also send a team of