By Jonathan Ugbal In a bid to consolidate their spaces in the Cross River political terrain, some Cross Riverians have intensified lobbying efforts to be appointed by Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade as he begins his second term in office in less than 24 hours. This is despite Mr. Ayade’s stance to cut down
By CrossRiverWatch Admin I will only receive appointment list from CAN, the rest appointments will have to be negotiated based on what you can contribute to the development of the State, says Ben Ayade, Governor of Cross River. The Governor said this Monday at the commissioning of the CAN secretariat at Federal Housing Estate, Calabar.
When Sen. Ben Ayade was sworn in on May 29, 2015, he left no one in doubt that he is a man of great intellect and unique ideas and it goes without saying that his Governance styles would be quite apart from the usual. Sen. Ayade showed immediately that if his predecessors had bold ideas,
By Efa Sunday and David Nsa The Grand Commander of the Armed Forces and President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari has reiterated his commitment to eradicate violence against children in the year 2030. He made this commitment today in a Presidential Speech read by the Deputy Governor of Cross River State,
By Patrick Obia It was scary afternoon at popular Watt Market today as officials of the Cross River State Department of Public Transportation (DOPT) and traders clashed with traders over road side trading. The scene started when a trader tried to struggle his goods with the task force, who were trying to seize the goods
By CrossRiverWatch Admin A lawmaker in the Cross River House of Assembly, Dr. Ekpo Ekpo-Bassey, has called on the Federal Government to establish the Bakassi Rehabilitation Commission in a bid to properly alleviate the plight of the Bakassi returnees. Ekpo-Bassey, who represents Bakassi State Constituency, told The Nation Newspaper in Calabar on Sunday that the
By CrossRiverWatch Admin A young man Agim Ashue has sent a video message to the Cross River State Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade over the proposed Obudu Cargo Airport. Agim’s message, “Take the video with my face inside. “Tell him we say no. “Tell Ben that we say no ooo.” Watch video on CrossRiverWatch TV;
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Military and other security personnel attached to the Calabar/Itu bridge head along Cross River and Akwa Ibom States boundary have repelled suspected attackers from entering Ikot Offiong in Odukpani Local Government Area of Cross River State. The suspects, who carried warring weapons and other equipment were alleged to have came in from