By Patrick Obia The Obong of Calabar and head of the Efik nation, His Eminence, Edidem Ekpo Okon Abasi-Otu V has endorsed the Back-to-South political campaign. The Back-to-South movement is agitation for power rotation back to the southern senatorial district of Cross River State, Nigeria. Edidem Ekpo Okon made the endorsement in his Palace while
CrossRiverWatch Admin The Government of Cross River State has debunked reports of a purported fire incident in the Governor’s Office, Calabar. A press release signed by Christian Ita, Special Adviser, Media and Publicity to Governor Ben Ayade on Monday night said “there was a small fire incident on a mast within the premises of the
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The powerhouse, accounts, and audit sections of the Governor’s office extension in Calabar were on Saturday night gutted by fire. Government House sources say the fire started on Saturday night at the powerhouse which supplies backup electricity to the Governor’s office on Saturday night with the fire raging until Sunday morning last
Nigerian businessman, medical practitioner, and activist, Mahdi Shehu has narrated an event that happened 27 years ago and was significant to the turn of many other events in the country. Shehu revealed the staggering event when he answered questions on why the DSS arrested Tukur Mamu, the man who operates as an intermediary between the
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River State Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade has consoled the people of the United Kingdom over the death of Queen Elizabeth II. Governor Ayade visited the British Ambassador to Nigeria, Catriona Wendy Campbell today to condole with them. He signed the condolence register of late Queen Elizabeth II.
By Anietie Akpan, Guardian Newspaper Cross River community has protested against the perceived poor quality of work done as the World Bank ends its multi-billion-naira erosion control projects in 19 States of the country. The bank had, in an effort to check Erosion in the country, carried out projects in Cross River and 18 other
By News Agency of Nigeria, NAN From Monday to Wednesday, thunderstorms and rains are expected to pervade the Nigerian atmosphere, according to the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) weather outlook for the week. The outlook released on Sunday in Abuja predicted morning thunderstorms over the northern parts, especially over parts of Sokoto, Zamfara, Kebbi, Taraba, Kaduna,
In Cross River, as it is elsewhere, the government has always been the behemoth. A very large and powerful organization in our everyday life. But in every functional society where the government is responsive to the people’s demands, the behemoth must be complemented by another duo, namely, a strong and independent Media and an effective