By Jonathan Ugbal In a bid to reposition the creative sector in Cross River State to maximize its potential, the maiden creative economy conference will be unveiled at an event billed for June 30, 2017 its southern capital port city of Calabar. “The conference is expected to chart a course for the development of Creative
By Archibong Jeremiah Senator Ben Ayade, Governor of Cross River State has directed all his political appointees to immediately deploy and mobilize all those who have attained the voting age to register in the ongoing Voters Registration Exercise being carried out in the 18 local government areas of the State by the Independent National Electoral
By Jonathan Ugbal The Cross River State Government says the ultra modern rice mill project situated in Ogoja local government area will b completed before the end of the year. The state’s commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Professor Anthony Eneji told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the project which includes a rice
By Our Reporter The All Progressives Congress in Cross River State has berated the government for failing to pay retirees despite collecting NGN31billion largesse from the federal government in three installments. The APC said the Governor, Benedict Ayade has instead choose to play to the gallery by paying “un-shortlisted members of staffs of Ministry of
By CrossRiverWatch Admin About 30 houses were yesterday (Wednesday) razed by an inferno in Uyangha community of Akamkpa local government area of southern Cross River State. Uyangha is located less than 100 kilometers away from the southern port city of Calabar, the Cross River State capital and is noted for its rich deposits of minerals
By Archibong Jeremiah Emmanuel Dominic, a 400 level student of the University of Calabar (UNICAL) has been taken into custody by men of the Nigeria Police Force, State Housing Division, Calabar Cross River State for allegedly stealing three hundred thousand (N300, 000) naira from a fruit seller in Calabar. According to the fruit seller who
By Ushang Ewa Residents in Ogoja local government area of northern Cross River State recently took to the streets to protest the upsurge in gangstar related activities and killings. CrossRiverWatch gathered that the no fewer than 5 persons have lost their lives to Gangstar related killings in the past 6 months in the local government
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Barrister Utum Eteng, the legal representative of former federal lawmaker, Senator Bassey Otu claims The SUN Newspapers has published a retraction and apology over an alleged ‘false’ advertorial in the DAILY SUN of Monday May 29, 2017. Mr. Eteng told CrossRiverWatch on Saturday in Ugep, Yakurr local government area that: “Oh that,