By Laureta Akpan Transport fares across Cross River State have risen astronomically following the lingering scarcity of fuel with almost all the fueling stations selling almost double the regulated N86 and N86.50k for major and independent marketers respectively CrossRiverWatch can authoritatively report. Findings revealed that excluding the NNPC fuelling stations in Calabar, Ikom and Ogoja
By Inyali Peter, Calabar The gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Cross River State in the last general election, Mr. Odey Ochicha has challenged the state governor Senator Ben Ayade to face governance and stop the promises which he described as “noise”. Ochicha who made the call recently during a private visit
By CrossRiverWatch admin Youths in Abi local government area have called for a lasting solution to the land crisis facing some communities in the council area which has led to the loss of lives and property over the years. The youths under the aegis of the National Youth Council of Nigeria, Abi chapter made this
By CrossRiverWatch admin Eyo Asuquo, Chairman, World Mayors’ Conference, African Region, on Thursday in Abuja said that Nigeria would host this year’s edition in Calabar from May 23 to May 27. Asuquo said this when his team paid a courtesy call on Mr Qin Jian, the Deputy Head of Mission of the Embassy of the
By CrossRiverWatch admin A Federal High Court in Calabar, Cross River State has jailed four persons for being in possession of cannabis sativa, popularly referred to as Indian hemp. The four persons, who were apprehended at different times in the state, were Grace Etim (female 32); Obini Mathias (male, 65); Sunday Imoh (male, 19); and
The National Economic Council, NEC is a body established under the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended) ; and entrusted with the power of advising the President concerning the economic affairs of the Federation, and in particular on measures necessary for the coordination of the economic planning efforts or economic programmes
When in his Inaugural Speech Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State, Nigeria promised “We shall bring new vistas of hope by expanding the means of production, increasing access to capital and catalyzing our value chain” many critics dismissed this as mere rhetoric and were quick to say “we have heard all of these before”.
By Jonathan Ugbal/Peter Inyali Cross River State governor, Senator Ben Ayade, has enjoined Christian faithfuls to inculcate the virtues of peace, love, sacrifice and forgiveness which he noted are the cardinal planks of Easter. Ayade, in his Easter message, signed by his Special Assistant on Media and Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Christian Ita and made