By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade joined nine other Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to meet former President Goodluck Jonathan in Abuja Tuesday night. The meeting which CrossRiverWatch gathered began at a few minutes past 6:00PM had Jonathan’s private residence in Maitaima as
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The audit of Primary Health Workers in Cross River State will now conclude on Thursday, March 2, 2017 the Cross River State government says. This was contained in a statement signed by the Director General of the Cross River State Primary Health Care Development Agency, Dr. Betta Edu and a copy made
By Ushang Ewa An angry mob set ablaze a young man suspected to have stolen car batteries Monday along Yellow Duke street in Calabar. Residents say the victim was suspected to have stolen from a car parked nearby and was chased briefly after an alarm was raised, caught and after a brief beating, a tire
By Jonathan Ugbal All is set for the south-south public hearing session on electoral and constitution review in Calabar. The event billed for 10:00AM Wednesday (today), is to be declared open by Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade with a view to ensuring the interest of Cross River State is protected. As at press time,
By Jonathan Ugbal Justice Walter Onnoghen The Nigerian Senate may on Wednesday during plenary, confirm Justice Walter Onnoghen as the substantive Chief Justice of Nigeria CrossRiverWatch findings reveal. Justice Onnoghen was appointed in acting capacity on November 10, 2016 by Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari following the retirement of former CJN, Justice Mahmoud Mohammed after attaining
By Jonathan Ugbal; Government House Correspondent Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade, Saturday, performed the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of 5000 housing units for the displaced people of Bakassi with funding from the Africa Nations Development Bank. The houses are to be sited at Ikpa Nkanya village in Ikot Eyo, Akpabuyo local government area
By Jonathan Ugbal The Terminal Operator of the Calabar Port, Ecomarine Terminals limited (ECM) have accused the federal government of not keeping to their end of the bargain when the won the concessioning agreement to oversee the Calabar channel whose draft depth makes it more of a river port. The Managing Director and Chief Executive
By Ushang Ewa Tennis Veteran, Charles Ekpo Duke says Nigeria can dominate the world of Tennis if sports clubs across the country develop measures that would aid in the discovery, sponsorship and grooming of future generation tennis players. Duke stated this in Calabar on the sidelines of the Etubom Charles Ekpo Duke Tennis Championship for