By Our Correspondent Cross River State governor, Senator Ben Ayade, has enlisted the partnership of General Electric (GE) in the area of lighting up the entire communities in Cross River. Governor Ayade who made this request when a team of General Electric (GE), Nigeria, led by its Chief Operating Officer in Nigeria, Ahmad Zakari paid
By Our Correspondent Governor Ben Ayade has directed the immediate suspension of the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Mrs. Anne Odey, over the stoppage of morning devotion in secondary and primary schools in the state. To this end, a 3 man committee to be chaired by the SSG has been set up to investigate the
By Our Correspondent The State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has approved the constitution of a new taskforce to checkmate illegal logging in the state. The taskforce, which has retired Air Vice Marshal Effiom Eko Osim as Chairman, has the following persons as members: Mr. Jerome Ayade – Secretary Mr. William Asuquo – Member Mr. Jimmy
By Emma Una Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, has rejected the directive by the Cross Rive State Government to stop morning devotion in secondary and primary schools across the state saying such a directive is totally unacceptable to the Association. In a release made available to CrossRiverWatch and, signed by its State Chairman, Archbishop Joseph
By CrossRiverWatch admin Mr. Hilliard Etta, the National Vice Chairman, South South of the ruling APC who was appointed into the Presidential Committee on the Reconstitution of Federal Boards, Parastatals and Agencies and Commissions, has resume work with other members of the committee after they were inaugurated by the President. The constitution of the Committee,
By Our Correspondent The Chairman of Abi Local Government Council, Hon. Edith Amadi has commended the new Obol Lopon of Ugep, Obol Ofem Ubana Eteng over his resolve to restore permanent peace in the warring Ediba and Usumutong communities of Abi. Hon. Amadi who gave the commendation recently at a peace meeting in Ugep which
By Our Correspondent The Speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly, Hon. John Gaul Lebo has indicated willingness to partner the Bahumono Women Association (BAWA) in Abi LGA of the state, in a bid to help realise its vision. Hon Gaul Lebo who gave the indication recently when a delegation of the Bahumono
By Our Correspondent The Cross River State Government has expressed profound sadness and shock at the death of one of its illustrious sons and former Deputy Governor, Dr. Mathias Offoboche. A statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Barrister Tina Banku Agbor, said the death of Mr. Offoboche is coming at a time