By Jonathan Ugbal Former Commissioner for Environment in Cross River State and Senatorial candidate of the Labor party in central Cross River on the platform of the Labor Party (LP) in the 2015 general elections, Sandy Onoh has return to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Onoh, alongside his supporters was received into the party at
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent The Cross River State government has requested the federal government’s approval for licenses to explore and exploit petroleum resources in the state through the state owned petroleum corporation, PetroCross. The Governor, Benedict Ayade made the request when he received the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Pastor Usani Usani in
By Jonathan Ugbal and Grace Orok The Cross River State Government has said it plans to use paid texting platforms, ticket sales and content marketing amongst others to generate money to support the Miss Africa beauty pageant as a means to ensure its sustainability. The Senior Special Assistant to Governor Ben Ayade on Governor’s office,
By Jonathan Ugbal The arrest of Mr. Paul Ifere, a social media critic of the Cross River State Government has drawn mixed reactions from different quarters of the populace. Mr. Ifere was allegedly arrested by the Police Thursday in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city and immediately transferred to Calabar, the Cross River State capital with many
By Ushang Ewa Staff of the Cross River Geographic Information Agency, CRGIA are currently been owed between 9 and 11 months salaries findings by CrossRiverWatch reveal. Several SOS messages sent to CrossRiverWatch by staff shows that all may not be well despite claims by the state government that it pays salaries on time which earned
By Jonathan Ugbal The Cross River Government has announced that it will commence investigation into the alleged ordering of a student of Edgerley memorial girls secondary school in Calabar, the state capital by a Green Sheriff personnel to pack refuse after littering the street. This was contained in statement signed by the spokesperson to Governor
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has sworn in Justice Michael Edem as the new Chief Judge of the state with a charge to ensure the delivery of justice in the state with conscience. The swearing in followed his confirmation by the State House of Assembly on Tuesday after
By Ogar Monday The Director, State Security Service, Cross River State Command, Mr. Fubara Duke has stated that Cross River State “is not as unsafe as most people like to put it” and that the State fares better in terms of security when compared to other States in the region. Mr. Fubara stated this when