By Our Reporter Dr. Linda Ayade, the wife of Cross River State Governor has said that women are the strength of Nigeria. Dr. Ayade stated this while addressing her colleagues in the forum of wives of governors 2017 August meeting held earlier this week in Owerri, the Imo state state capital. She said that the
By Ushang Ewa There are less than 20 Cross River names in the over 820 names listed as members of the various committees and subcommittees of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) non elective convention following resolutions from its 74th National Executive Council. Former Governors Donald Duke and Liyel Imoke and incumbent, Benedict Ayade are the
By Obeten Godfrey The Director General of the Cross River State Road Maintenance Agency (CR-ROMA) Mr. Oqua Edet Oqua has said that the Agency has rehabilitated 3,201 portholes in the state. He made this known during a telephone conversation on the weekly topical issues program, the Dialogue with Agba Jalingo on Hit 95.9 Fm Calabar.
By Ushang Ewa The Cross River State Government says it will soon commence the payment of NGN7,500 to 5,000 youths engaged under the Youth Employment and Social Support Operations (YESSO) program. YESSO is a World Bank assisted Federal Government of Nigeria program operated with counterpart funding from state governments and Cross River Commissioner for Youth
By CrossRiverWatch Admin At a time like this that Nigerians are pushing for restructuring as a way forward, sustainable economic growth of any state will be based on planned development of sectors which the state has comparative and competitive advantage. Cross River State is a state with great potentials and comparative advantage in many sectors
By Odey Ojeka The paramount ruler of Yakurr LGA and Obol Lopon of Ugep, Obol Ofem Ubana on Saturday warned that any Yakurr son who kills will pay with his head. Obol Ofem stated this while receiving a group of physically challenged people under the aegis of the Better Future physically challenged persons in his
By Jonathan Ugbal The Cross River State Commissioner for Youth and Sports Development, Asu Okang has admitted that he said he supports cultism. CrossRiverWatch had reported that Mr. Okang said that he is not against cultism but against the carrying of arms. He took to his Facebook page to explain what he meant where he
By CrossRiverWatch Admin In 1999, Mr Donald Duke became governor of Cross River State. It may not be necessary to state here how he became governor but suffice to say that during the first four years of his government, we only heard about projects like castor seeds, cashew nuts, pineapple fruits and model towns and