By Patrick Obia Following the fire that razed down about 48 rooms and apartments along Obudu Road, 4 Corner in Ikom Local Government Area of the State, the Senator representing the Central Senatorial district in the 10th National Assembly, Sen. Eteng Williams has sympathized with victims, and promised to provide fire fighting equipment to Ikom
By Richard Ndoma, Leadership Newspaper Immediate past governor of Cross River State, Prof. Ben Ayade, has taken a swipe at Governor Bassey Otu’s media aide, Emmanuel Ogbeche, over allegations that the state was badly managed during his administration Ogbeche, the chief press secretary to the governor, had accused Ayade of misgovernance and that it would
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent Cross River State Governor, Sen. Bassey Edet Otu is set to revamp the Obudu ranch and rates Obudu-German hospital as the best hospital in Nigeria. Gov. Otu disclosed the decision of his administration in a press release signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Emmanuel Ogbeche, released today Sunday.
By Godwin Otang The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) Cross River State, has appealed to the Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Otu, to secure the unconditional release of their member, Mrs. Ekanem Philip-Ephraim who was recently kidnapped in Calabar. Mrs. Ekanem, a Professor of Medicine, was kidnapped from her residence at about 7:15 pm on
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent Cross River State Governor, Sen. Bassey Edet Otu yesterday commiserate with Sen. Stephen Odey the demise of his father, Chief Michael Odey Mboh. Sen. Stephen Odey, is the former Chairman at State Universal Basic Education Board, SUBEB, and briefly represented the Northern Senatorial District of the State in the
By Jonathan Ugbal Weekly departures from the Margaret Ekpo International Airport in Calabar, Cross River State, have decreased by 35.7% since May 2023. This decline occurred after Aero Contractors stopped operating at the airport in April, data analyzed by CrossRiverWatch shows. The number of departures has dropped from 28 when Aero initially stopped operations in
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent The Governor of Cross River State, Sen. Bassey Edet Otu has assured Ukelle Nation that his administration will listen to them. Gov. Otu who took to social media to express his commitment to the development of Ukelle Nation, a people that have been lamenting about government neglect. He posted:
By Sylvia Akpan CrossRiverWatch, the foremost indigenous investigative medium in Cross River State has boosted the morale of its newsroom. It’s a publication of CRWatch Resources. The boost came after it received Industrial Training (IT) students from the University of Calabar and other volunteers. The Managing Editor of the medium, Comr. Archibong Jeremiah while opening