By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent The Governor of Cross River State, Sen. Bassey Otu has felicitates with the speaker of the 10th House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Elvert Ayambem on his birthday. The message was contained in a release signed by the Governor of Cross River State, Sen. Bassey Otu dated July 22, 2024
By Godwin Ajom Women and girls, including those with disabilities, in Cross River State and 23 other Nigerian states, have benefitted from a substantial investment of over two billion Naira. This five-year project is funded by ActionAid, Global Affairs Canada (GAC), and local partners. The project, which runs from 2019 to June 2024, aims to
By Patrick Obia The Nigerian Police Force has moved to tighten its grips on the international borders with the visit of the Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) on Border Patrol, AIG Badru Banji Lawal, to Cross River State. The courtesy visit paid to Governor Bassey Otu by the AIG in company of the State
By Sylvia Akpan A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory sitting in Apo, Abuja, and presided over by Justice B. Abubakar has adjourned a civil defamation suit filed by Mrs. Elizabeth Alami Ayade, sister-in-law to former Cross River State, Governor, Senator Ben Ayade to October 22nd and 23rd, 2024. Mrs. Alami had approached the
By Patrick Obia Four non-profit making organizations of Policy Alert, Gender Perspective and Social Development Center (GPSDC); Center for Healthworks, Development and Research Initiative (CHEDRES), Concern for Women and Youth Empowerment (COWOYEM), and Initiative for the Prevention and Control of Diseases (IPCD), have commenced sustainable service delivery on tuberculosis in five states in the wake
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Governor of Cross River State, Senator Bassey Otu has inaugurated two committees in the State Energy Sector; the Cross River State Renewable Energy Action Plan and Cross River State Electricity Policy Committees. Inaugurating the committees in his office, the Honourable Commissioner, Ministry of Power and Renewable Energy Prince Eka Williams, who
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Late last week Friday, a gang of suspected armed robbers stormed the hostel of the University of Cross River State (UNICROSS), Ogoja campus in the late hours and robbed students of their valuables. Valuables made away with include laptops, phones, money; a student’s head was broken and another stabbed. However, nature smiled
The person who built the first car surely did not have luxury in mind. The idea was to facilitate the faster movement of things and persons from place to place. To replace the use of carts and animals with a faster means of transportation. The first self propelled steam engine cart, built by Frenchman, Nicholas