By Ikwen Atuaka Obudu: Farmers in the Abonkib clan of Obudu local government area Thursday fled their farmlands following gunshots allegedly fired by the neighboring Tiv clan in Vandeikya local government area in Benue state. The farmers, CrossRiverWatch gathered, numbered over twenty and could not continue work on their farms following sustained shots being fired by
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade Tuesday in Calabar, assented to the Cross River State Insurance Scheme law crafted to give Cross Riverians health insurance with a minimal premium of 1,000 Naira per month. Christened “Ayadecare”, the Governor in an elaborate signing ceremony held at Government House Calabar stressed
By Jonathan Ugbal; Government House Correspondent Calabar: Governor Ben Ayade has expressed angst against the low turnout of Mayors in the African continent for the World Mayors – African Region conference in Calabar ascribing it to the mentality Africans have come to be associated with. Ayade made known his frustrations when a delegation of Mayors
By CrossRiverWatch admin Cross River State Garment Factory is the largest garment factory in the world by floor size and is awaiting the Guinness Book of World Records verification. The factory is a project of the Cross River State government under the leadership of Ben Ayade, the executive governor of the state. The garment factory
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Stalwarts of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Cross River State Saturday, strengthened the party’s machinery in Obudu the hometown of incumbent Cross River Governor, Senator Benedict Ayade with the commissioning of a new party secretariat and donation of motorcycles to ward chairmen. The secretariat, a four bedroom apartment located at Hospital
By Ogar Monday, House of Assembly Correspondent The Managing Director, Cross River State Water Board Limited, Prof. Godwin Igile has said that the Cross River State Water Board has the capacity to become an “oil well” with the capacity to bring in millions monthly as revenue if its full potentials can be harnessed. Prof. Igile
By Our Reporter The National Chairman of Young Democratic Party, Arc. Nya-Etok Ezekiel has inaugurated the Cross River State Chapter Acting Executive Members of the party that will pilot its affairs till its National Congress. Performing the inauguration recently in Calabar, Etok Ezekiel stated firmly that the party which began its registration process in December
By Ogar Monday/Grace Orok Traditional ruler in Yakurr and Obubra Local Government Areas have called on the State Government to permanently put an end to the lingering crisis between their border communities by properly and clearly demarcating the boundary between Oyadama and Inyima. The monarchs also insisted that it is the incessant crisis arising from