By Etido Okon The Vice Chancellor of the University of Cross River State, Prof. Augustine Angba has set up a skills acquisition center in the Faculty of Management Science, Ogoja Campus. The initiative was pioneered by the University’s Director of Entrepreneur, Dr. Patrick Ushie, and will be overseen by Dr. Cassius Ogar of the Department
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River Ministry of Health has commenced routine checks of health facilities and training institutions in the State. The State Commissioner of Health, Dr. Janet Ekpenyong has toured Lawrence Henshaw Memorial Hospital and Research Center in Calabar, to ascertain the level of activities and compliance to the visions and plans of
Cross River State now has a governor-elect, Senator Prince Otu. He will be sworn-in in 68 days as Ayade will be taking his last honor as our Governor. Like other States, what I want to point out applies to all outgoing and incoming governors. The only peculiarity with our State Cross River is the hyper-active
There is a traditional Bette dialect adage in Obudu about our masquerades. “Ukwom unghio-ligie” is literally translated as the parting dance steps of the masquerade. The watchers usually discern that moment from what the talking drums are saying. That exactly is the melodrama oozing from the Ayade’s insidious orchestra. You claim I defamed you. Instead
By Patrick Obia The Deputy Governorship candidate of the Young Progressive Congress (YPP) in the just concluded polls in the State, Prince Agbor, and three others have regained their freedom after days in captivity. They were kidnapped on Thursday, March 16 at the Akparavuni axis in Biase Local Government Area. The State Chairman of YPP,
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Mrs. Elizabeth Alami Ayade, wife of Mr. Frank Ayade, the younger brother to Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has filed a suit against CrossRiverWatch publisher, Citizen Agba Jalingo for alleged defamation of character, Court documents show. Court documents served by substituted means at the gate of Hit 95.9 FM Calabar where
By Jonathan Ugbal It was with mixed emotions that the remains of the Emeritus Archbishop of the Calabar Metropolitan Archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church, His Grace, Most Revd. Dr. Joseph Edra Ukpo was received at the St. Benedict Cathedral, Ogoja on Monday as part of the obsequies for his funeral. Ukpo, who has been
By Patrick Obia The Governor-elect of Cross River State, Sen. Bassey Otu has thanked Cross Riverians for electing him as governor of the State, saying the victory is not the victory of one political interest over another or the victory of one cultural zone over others, but the victory of brotherhood and humanity. Senator Otu