By Ogar Monday Festival of Poetry Foundation (FPF) has ended a three days poetry fiesta in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. Speaking at the event which was organized by the foundation in collaboration with James Ene Henshaw Foundation (JEHF), Mr. Eriata Oribhabor, Chairman Festival of Poetry Foundation described the fiesta as a stride to
By Archibong Jeremiah The Senate Minority Leader, Senator Godswill Akpabio has urged other States of the Federation to adopt the peaceful nature of Cross River State. Senator AKpabio made the call while speaking with journalists at the 2016 edition of Carnival Calabar where he said, “Prof. Ayade has shown that Government is continuous for him
By Archibong Jeremiah The Carnival Calabar 2016 edition was more than just fun for audience at Usang Iso Road by High Quality bakery as Odo Lawrence swept the over three hundred crowd off their feet by proposing to Pamela Nelson. Odo told CrossRiverWatch TV that “We only live once so we just go for it,
By Our Correspondent Cross River State governor, Senator Ben Ayade, has promised to pursue with vigor, his administration’s industrialization agenda by ensuring the actual commencement of the construction of the Bakassi Deep Seaport and the 260-kilometer Calabar-Bekwarra-Katsina-Ala Super Highway in 2017. Ayade who spoke in his New Year message signed by his Senior Special Assistant
By Archibong Jeremiah Dr. Genevieve Barnaby, Consultant to Ayade Care on Home Healthcare Services has revealed the importance of the scheme in this exclusive interview with CrossRiverWatch TV. WHAT THE SCHEME IS ABOUT, HOW IT WORKS AND WHO TO BENEFIT? The Home Healthcare Service (HHS) is a short term version of hospitalization, its replacing the
By Archibong Jeremiah The Cross River State Government in partnership with Bank of Industry has concluded plans to fund women in Small and Medium Size Enterprise (SMSE) as well as train women on the art of bag and shoe making. The disclosure was made by the State Commissioner for Women Affairs, Mrs. Stella Odey in
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Lucy Udida, a lecturer in the Department of Educational Administration and Planning of the University of Calabar has emerged the first female Professor of Obudu origin CrossRiverWatch authoritatively reports. Udida who began lecturing on September 1, 1998 was recently elevated to the rank of a professor following her fulfilment of the requirements
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Media aides of Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade are yet to receive a grain of rice 5 days after distribution began CrossRiverWatch findings reveal. The aides whom are all Special Assistants CrossRiverWatch gathered were not captured on the list with the State Chief of Protocol, Asikpo Okon said to be in