By CrossRiverWatch Admin From over 11,000 applications, the US Embassy in Nigeria has selected three (3) young leaders from Cross River State to represent Nigeria, as part of fifty-six (56) delegates to the Mandela Washington Fellowship from June 17 to August 1, 2019. The fellows are Timothy Undiandeye, Hannah Bassey Essien, and Ako Eyo Oku.
Congratulations on your Second Term Inauguration, Your Excellency, Gov. Ayade Benedict. I wish you the best in your second term. More wins! That said, I like to bare the minds of Cross Riverians on a few issues of concern and hope that you read this short note of mine. First issue of concern to most
Hon. Victor Abang, popularly known as Mature, ran for the Boki/Ikom Federal Constituency seat in the recent general elections and lost to his opponent in PDP. He spoke to CrossRiverWatch recently on why he lost and what he has been doing outside politics. Excerpts: CRW: Your party, the APC lost everything in Cross River state
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Cross River first family, Governor Ben Ayade and wife, Dr. Linda Ayade dancing to the tune of reigning song, “Gbe Bodi e” on the night before their inauguration for a second term in office.
By Efa Sunday, Government House Correspindent The Governor of Cross River State, Senator Ben Ayade has hinted that he will be appointing Commissioners for Defence and Foreign Affairs, in his second term. Governor Ayade made this revelation yesterday while speaking during the Valedictory Service organized to mark the dissolution of the 2015-2019 executive members at
By Efa Sunday, Government House Correspondent The newly sworn-in Governor of Cross River State, Senator Ben Ayade seems to have finally realized the reality and cost implication of his “over six thousand appointees” in the State payroll during his first tenure, as he finally termed it “biting more than I can chew.” Governor Ayade made
The Information Ministry in the first administration of Governor Ben Ayade is one of the Ministries that I will say without mincing words that it fared and performed so badly. With Governor Ben Ayade being a showman, one would have expected that the information angle of his Government would have received a huge revamping and
By Our Reporter Five trucks loaded with soldiers and a sixth with operatives of the Special Anti Robbery Squad SARS arrived Ukambi this morning, villagers have informed CrossRiverWatch. Some of the villagers who spoke to CrossRiverWatch on phone said that the soldiers, who came last night and arrested two persons, arrived this (Wednesday) morning again