By Archibong Jeremiah The King of Calabar South and Paramount Ruler of the Efut Nation, His Royal Majesty, Muri Munene Effiong Mbukpa has called on the Cross River State Government to prosecute those it has apprehended in relation to the recent gang war and civil unrest in the area. Muri Munene who made the appeal
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State has lauded the Etsu of Nupe, Alhaji (Brig. Gen) Yahaya Abubakar rtd CFR, and the people of the Kingdom for maintaining their unique and distinct culture over the centuries. The governor was speaking today when he and his Edo state counterpart accompanied the Inspector General
By Inyali Peter An All Progressive Congress (APC) Group in Cross River state have petitioned the state government and the coordinator of the Federal Government N-Power scheme in the state Ambassador Nkoyo Toyo over alleged fraud. The group, under the aegis of Coalition of APC Support Group in the state, addressed the petition to the
By Inyali Peter The Cross River state government has lauded the impact created by the humanitarian gesture of the state command of the Peace Corps of Nigeria across the state. The state governor, Senator Ben Ayade who made the commendation when he joined the command to present gift items worth millions of naira and cash
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Medical Women Association of Nigeria MWAN, Cross River state Chapter recently recognized and honored the state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Inyang Asibong and the Director General of Cross River State Primary Health Care Development Agency, Dr. Betta Edu as outstanding Achievers in the Health Sector in Cross River State. The duo
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Special Assistant to President Buhari on Prosecution, Chief Okoi Obono Obla has called on the Accountant General of the Federation to withhold forthwith, all monthly allocations to Cross River state following the failure of the state government to conduct local government elections as prescribed by the constitution. In a statement in response
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The House of Representatives yesterday adopted a motion sponsored by Mr. Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe (Ogoja/Yala Federal Constituency of Cross River State) on the urgent need to investigate the huge debts owed the Petroleum Products Marketing Company (PPMC) by some major and independent oil marketers. Jarigbe had alleged that “there is a connivance
By Archibong Jeremiah The Cross River State Government has concluded plans to go into massive cotton cultivation in partnership with Central Bank of Nigeria. This was made known by the State Commissioner for Commerce and Industry, Mr. Peter Egba in an exclusive interview with CrossRiverWatch TV. His words: “The Ministry of Agriculture is actually going