By Odey Ojeka The Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on prosecution, Okoi Obono-Obla has distributed bales of wrappers and bags of rice in his native Letankpankom 2 in Ugep community of Yakurr local government area of central Cross River State. Obla said the gesture was in the spirit of the yuletide and was aimed
By Our Reporters Hon. Agom Jarigbe member representing Ogoja/Yala Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives and Hon. Peter Odey member representing Ogoja State Constituency in the Cross River State House of Assembly (CRSHA) has jointly shared yuletide season largesse to their constituents. Hon. Agom Jarigbe while speaking briefly said the essence of the season
By Ushang Ewa A member of the APC and candidate of the party for the Bekwara state constituency in the 2015 general election, Barrister Akwaji DonHenry, has fingered the ruling People’s Democratic Party in the state for pulling down a billboard which he erected with Christmas felicitations inscribed on it in his native Bekwarra local
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Special Assistant to Governor Ben Ayade on Electronic Media, Beatrice Akpala, has denied sending her brother, Paschal Akpala to accost and beat up film producer and actor, Lilian Igbang. Akpala told CrossRiverWatch in a message that she had no hand in the incident but did not deny nor confirm whether her
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