By CrossRiverWatch Admin Cross River State Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade has signed the State’s 2022 appropriation bill into law. Speaking at the signing ceremony held at the State Executive Council Chamber of the Governor’s Office, Calabar Municipality, the Governor said the N354.55 billion budget will ensure that products and services from the industries built by
By Jonathan Ugbal The Chairman-elect of the Cross River State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, Alphonsus Eba has said that Governor Ben Ayade will determine his successor. Mr. Eba stated this Wednesday in Ijibor, Bekwarra while addressing supporters of two-term federal lawmaker, Legor Idagbo who gathered constituents for an empowerment program. Eba who said
By Archibong Jeremiah 2021 Ijiman Okurubong Ukwa celebration in pictures. The event is in honor of Late Obol Ebri Lekam, Obol Komboka of Ugep, Yakurr local government area of Cross River State. See pictures from the event which holds once a year.
By Ushang Ewa The Chairman of the Senate Committee of Finance in the Eight Assembly, representing Cross River central, John Owan-Enoh has urged Nigerians to look towards the future with optimism. The former lawmaker and gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the 2019 general election made this known in a yuletide message to
By Patrick Obia and Sylvia Akpan Despite hesitancy by the Cross River State police command to comment on the crushing of Sergeant Obasse Barong of the traffic division by a truck earlier this week, calls have been mounting for justice. The Commissioner of Police, Aminu Alhassan in a statement said the command is piqued by
By Jonathan Ugbal A China National Heavy Duty Truck Group (CNHTC) Sinotruck Howo STW10 haulage vehicle has crushed to death, a Woman sergeant in the Nigerian Police Force in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. The unfortunate disaster happened at about 5:00PM at WAPI junction along the Murtala Muhammed Highway near the popular MCC by
By Ushang Ewa The end of the plight of returnees of the Bakassi peninsula and the historic judgment of the International Court of Justice which ceded the peninsula to the Cameroons is not near in sight as the Director General of the Nigerian Boundary Commission (NBC), Adamu Adaji says the final demarcation will happen by
By Maxwell Effiong Support groups have rolled out drums in support for 2023 governorship aspirant in Cross River State, Sir. Arthur Jarvis Archibong. The groups in a mega rally in Calabar said they pitch their tent with Mr. Jarvis as a trusted entrepreneur whom Cross Riverians should bang their hopes on, stressing he is the