By Jonathan Ugbal and Ashie Osor The Cross River State government says it has obtained exploration licences for mineral resources from the federal government. The licences includes quarry lease for granite, exploration licence for limestone, clay and shale as well as reconnaissance permit. “Today, we thank the federal government for understanding that states should have
By CrossRiverWatch admin By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade Monday in Calabar, announced about 1,000 more appointments exactly two months after he disclosed to press men on August 25, 2016 during a media parley that he will appoint 300 more. This makes the total number of appointments 17 months
By CrossRiverWatch Admin An alleged fake army officer (Major Kola Elijah) has been arrested and is cooling his feet at the Obudu Police division for defrauding members of the public of money amounting to over a million naira. The culprit was arrested after complaints from those he had defrauded promising them admission into the Nigerian
By Ogar Monday; House of Assembly Correspondent The Cross River State House of Assembly has reviewed downward the Cross River State’s 2016 budget from an initial sum of N303,100, 000 (Three hundred billion, one hundred million naira) to the sum of N259,155,419,195 (Two hundred and fifty nine billion, one hundred and fifty five million, four
By Inyali Peter The victory of Mr. Godwin Obaseki the All Progressive Congress, APC candidate in the just concluded gubernatorial elections in Edo State election is the final burial for the People’s Democratic Party, PDP in the South South Geopolitical zone of the country says Odey Ochicha, the APC’s guber candidate in the 2015 guber
By Elijah Ugani The wife of the Cross River State Governor Dr. Linda Ayade has stated that early detection of cancer is very important in its elimination. The First Lady who was represented by the Commissioner of Health, Dr. Inyang Asibong made the assertion during the commemoration of the 2016 world cancer day held in
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Ahead of the December 9, 2016 date set aside by the Supreme Court for its ruling on a pre-election case of age falsification filed by Barrister Joe Agi against Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade, the Cross River State Chapter of The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) says it is
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has performed the ground breaking ceremony for a Post Service Housing estate for its retired officers and civilians at Adiabo, Calabar. Ayade, Thursday, in the company of the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai for the ceremony, called on the need