By Jonathan Ugbal; Government House Correspondent The Wife of the President, Aisha Buhari Monday, visited Cross River State to flag off the 2016 edition of the Maternal New Born and Child Health Week as well as the launching of the Mediatrix foundation, a pet project of the Wife of Cross River Governor, Linda Ayade. Aisha
By CrossRiverWatch admin The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has found over N675.1m in the bank accounts of the Resident Electoral Commissioner of Cross River State, Mrs. Gesila Khan and other Independent National Electoral Commission officials in Rivers, Akwa Ibom, and Delta states. According to the anti-graft agency, the money was received and shared by
By CrossRiverWatch admin The Federal Ministry of Environment has insisted that work will not continue on the 260km Super Highway from Calabar to Obudu until the Cross River State government is able to complete the Environmental Impact Assessment, EIA. Since the commencement of work on the project which is one of Governor Ayade’s signature projects,
By Our Correspondent Dr. Mike Anake Ushie has been confirmed by the Cross River State House of Assembly as the new Chairman of the Cross River State Independent Electoral Commission, CROSIEC. Dr. Ushie’s confirmation came along with that of all other 6 nominees that were sent to the House by the state governor, Senator Benedict
By CrossRiverWatch admin The Cross River chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday inaugurated a seven-man zoning committee for the forthcoming state congress. The State Chairman of the party, Mr John Okon, said during the inauguration in Calabar that the committee became necessary to ensure equity, justice and fair-play during Ward, Local Government,
By Our Correspondent In a bid to strengthen the educational sector in the state, the Cross River State government has approved the sum of N2 billion Naira as partnership fund with the Canadian government. To this end, the approval is to be released from the Education Stabilization Fund available to the state for the establishment
By Our Correspondent The Governor of Cross River State, Senator Ben Ayade has been rated as Nigeria’s most labor-friendly Governor. Chairman, Nigerian Labor Congress (NLC) in the state, Comrade John Ushie disclosed this when he led executive members of the NLC, the Trade Union Congress (TUC) and the Public Service Negotiating Council, in the state
By Archibong Jeremiah Pastor Thomas Effiom Okon, Chairman of Taxi Drivers in Cross River State has described as “embarrassing” the constant harassment and intimidation of his colleagues by security agents, accusing them of trying to drive them out of the business so as to favor their uniform colleagues. The Chairman who spoke to CrossRiverWatch in