By Archibong Jeremiah, House Of Assembly Correspondent The Speaker, Cross River State House of Assembly, Hon. John Gaul Lebo has promised that, on resumption from the ongoing recess, the House will set up a fact finding committee to look into the circumstances sorrounding the 2.4Billion Naira loan which the state government guaranteed for the operators
The Cross River State Governor Senator Professor Benedict Ayade in his inaugural speech unveiled some of his plans for the state in what he termed signature projects. Prominent among these were the proposed Calabar deep sea port and its evacuation corridor, the Calabar – Ikom – Ogoja – Obudu Super highway. The citizens and residents
By Our Correspondent Cross River State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has enjoined Nigerian Muslims to exhibit the virtues of peace and love in their daily dealings with men of all faith, noting that Islam as a religion of peace abhors violence in whatever guise. The governor who congratulated the Muslim Ummah on the success of
By Elijah Ugani Residents of Bebuagbong Community in Obudu Local Government Area are now having a rough time with security agencies after one Mr. Joseph Ushie committed suicide on the 13th of July, 2015; due to the death of his only brother Mr. Emmanuel Ushie who was knocked down by a vehicle in Abuja on
By Our Correspondent The Calabar Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture has been described as vital to the planning and management of the economy of the state. Speaker of the Cross River State House Assembly, Hon John Lebo who made the remarks recently when a delegation of the Calabar Chamber of Commerce visited him
By Iyaka Emmanuel Examinations for the degree program unit of the Federal College of Education (FCE) Obudu has been put on hold following an industrial action by academic staff of the institution. The week old strike CrossRiverWatch gathered is a result of the inability of the institution’s management to meet up with demands of the
By Ikwen Atuaka Reports reaching CrossRiverWatch indicates that an unnamed man was last weekend shot dead around the Upelwaga axis of Obudu main town for alleged robbery. The man CrossRiverWatch gathered from sources who was dressed in black shirts and trousers, wore a sweater with a hood had a torch in his pockets and was
By Jonathan Ugbal; Government House Correspondent The Cross River State government has directed residents to stop the payment of waste collect tariff to the state’s internal revenue service and waste management agency and start paying same to refuse collection contractors. This directive was contained in a release signed by the Secretary to the State Government