By Our Correspondent Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State has expressed gratitude to the country’s fallen heroes who died in active service for the country. He stated that their sacrifice for the country is a remarkable commitment that would never be forgotten. Ayade insisted that the legacy of their death has remained a great
By Our Correspondent Worried by the current economic realities in the country and its overbearing impacts on the ordinary citizens of the state, Cross River State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has abolished all forms of taxation and levies on low income earners in the state. Affected by the tax exemption are those earning below N50,000
By Our Correspondent President Muhammadu Buhari and Cross River State Governor Ben Ayade, yesterday met behind closed door. Ayade who arrived the Presidential Villa at about 1 p.m clutching a file, was dressed in white Niger Delta shirt and a black trouser. The governor who was later taken to meet the President at his residence,
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Senate Committee on States and Local Government Administration has given Cross River Government five days ultimatum to submit a comprehensive report on how it expended the N7.856bn bailout funds meant for salary arrears. The committee gave the directive in Calabar while investigating alleged misappropriation of the bailout funds given to the
By Ogar Monday Civil Society Action Coalition on Education for All (CESAFA) has asked the Cross River State House of Assembly to pass a legislation compelling politicians and all public office holders to enroll their children in public schools not private schools. The resolution was part of a communique issued at of the Education Stakeholders
By Jeremiah Archibong The Cross River State Police command has debunked speculations that the renewed communal crisis between natives of Itu local government area of Akwa Ibom State and Ikot Offiong in Odukpani local government area of Cross River State has led to angry youths blocking Itu bridge which is the major entrance and exit
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River State 2017 Budget may have been passed into law and signed by the Governor yesterday, but CrossRiverWatch can report that Members of the House of Assembly who scrutinized the details of the projections by the Ministries, Departments and Agencies MDAs of government requested for ‘kick backs’ and bribes to
By Ogar Monday The Cross River State Government has refuted claims in some quarters that it has lost the National Sports Festival hosting rights which it got since 2014. The rebuttal was done by the State Commissioner for Youths and Sports Development, Asu Okang at the defense of the 2017 budget by the Cross River