By Jonathan Ugbal The repeatedly rescheduled 19th National Sports Festival earlier billed for November 2014 will now hold in the second quarter of 2018. This followed a meeting between members of the Main Organizing Committee and the Local Organizing Committee at the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development headquarters in Abuja on Wednesday where
By Jonathan Ugbal The Federal Ministry of Finance has said that Cross River State has being paid a total of six billion, seventy-five million, three hundred and forty-three Naira and ninety-three Kobo (NGN6,075,343,946.93) as second tranche for the over deductions for the Paris Club loan. This was contained in the a statement signed by the
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has hailed Nigeria’s former President, Goodluck Jonathan for ceding power after losing out on the March 18, 2015 presidential elections to Muhammadu Buhari. Mr. Ayade stated this yesterday while addressing journalists at the Margaret Ekpo international airport in Calabar, the Cross River State
By Ushang Ewa Former Cross River Governor, Senator Liyel Imoke has chided his incumbent, Senator Ben Ayade over his (non) performance. Imoke told an audience of teeming youths during the 7th edition of ‘The Bridge Leadership Foundation’ that people use to describe him as “The sleeping Governor,” when he was in office but that he
By Our Reporter Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has invited anti-graft agencies of the federal government and Non-Governmental organizations to monitor the bidding process for the proposed Cross River Superhighway after bids opened on Tuesday. Mr. Ayade stated this shortly after his arrival from Abuja, Wednesday where he disclosed that 71 companies have already
By Jonathan Ugbal Senator John Owan-Enoh has announced a town hall meeting with his constituents billed for tomorrow (Friday) where he will present his mid-term scorecard. The First Term Senator had recently defected from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress with insiders telling CrossRiverWatch that he has developed new strategies to keep
By Ushang Ewa Ebonyi state governor, David Umahi,has accused his Cross River State counterpart, Benedict Ayade of frustrating all Peace efforts being made by the government and people of Ebonyi state towards resolving the persistent crisis resulting from the boundary dispute between Izzi and Obubra local governments areas of both states respectively. The INDEPENDENT reports
By Jeremiah Archibong The body of an unidentified teenage girl has been found at Henshaw Town primary school, Egerton, Calabar South. According to a resident who spoke to our reporter, Mr. Celestine Ogbedu “We found her here on Friday 14th July, 2017 morning”. Furthermore, he said that according to words going round in the neighborhood