By Jonathan Ugbal The Government of Cross River State has fired another salvo over the delay in the approval of the Environmental Impact Assessment for its proposed 260 kilometers superhighway, threatening the revocation of the land allocated to the National Park in the state. The Superhighway is part of the signature projects of Cross River
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent The Thai Africa rice city, a seedling project of the Cross River State Government earlier scheduled to be delivered on May 29, 2017 as part of activities marking Governor Ben Ayade’s second year in office will now be completed at a later date. Ayade disclosed this yesterday at the
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Yesterday I got a call from Agba Jalingo to be a guest on his radio program “The Dialogue With Agba Jalingo”. The topic for discussion was “Regulating Hawking and Street Vending in Cross River; the Right way?” The Cross River State House of Assembly has just passed a bill to legalize hawking
By Archibong Jeremiah/Obeten Godfrey The Cross River State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade will as part of activities marking the 50th anniversary of the State on the 27th of May 2017 sign into law the bill recently passed by the State Assembly to regulate hawking and create a Hawking Rights Protection and Regulatory Agency. The tip
By Jonathan Ugbal As the 8 National Assembly draws closer to two years, findings by CrossRiverWatch reveal Legor Idagbo who represents Obudu/Obanliku/Bekwarra federal
By Jonathan Ugbal The late Chief Judge of Cross River State, Okoi Ikpi Itam will be laid to rest on Saturday, June 17 2017 information from family sources reveal. The mourning house will open at his official residence at Moore Road, Calabar on Wednesday June 14, 2017 with visitation by groups. This will be followed
Those who are familiar with my social media opinion pieces will easily notice that I hardly do part 2. Not because I don’t feel like I am writing a script for Nollywood but because I leave the suspense for deliberate effect. At other times it’s because the subject becomes stale or I am frustrated out
By Our Correspondent The Chairman, Governing Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba says the commission will collaborate with the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Niger Delta Task Force to build peace and resolve conflicts in the Niger Delta region. “The challenge of peace in the Niger Delta is a challenge of