By Archibong Jeremiah, Follow on Twitter @Agent471989 The Cross River State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has issued a tax exemption directive to restaurants and eatries, barbing and hair dressing salons, motorcycles and Keke Napep operators and petty traders. The directive contained in a public service announcement from the Executive Chairman of the State Internal Revenue Service,
By Elijah Ugani: Health Correspondent Follow @Elijah_ugani In a bid to ensure support for the over 16,000 Cameroonian refugees in Cross River as well as the southern part of Nigeria, the Nigerian Red Cross and United Nations Population Fund Agency (UNFPA) have completed a training for health workers in the country’s southern port city of
By Ogar Monday Follow @ogar_monday The Cross River State Commissioner of Health, Dr. Inyang Asibong has been announced as the winner of the CrossRiverWatch 2017 Man of The Year award. This was contained in a statement issued by CRWatch Resources; publishers of the online news portal; CrossRiverWatch on Thursday where it stated that Mrs. Archibong
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Follow @NaijaJonathan Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has announced the appointment of about 300 new aides increasing his already record breaking number of appointees numbering over 4000. The news, however, is Mr. Ayade’s appointment of a management team for the cable car linking the bottom hill and the
By Ogar Monday/Lucky Edet Some political leaders from Bakassi Local Government Area have praised the Supreme Court, calling it the “hope of the common man” following it’s judgment compelling INEC to delineate Bakassi Local Government and recognize Law no.7 of Cross River State. The leaders who spoke to CrossRiverWatch separately called on the Federal Government
By Obeten Godfrey Follow@obeten_godfrey The Police in Calabar, the Cross River State capital on Wednesday saved an unnamed man in his mid-thirties from been set ablaze by a mob for alleged phone theft at Akim Qua town. Residents of Ekpenyong Effiom street woke up at about 6:05 AM on Wednesday to learn that an apartment
By Elijah Ugani and Ikwen Atuaka The ongoing road projects in Obudu and neighboring local government areas will be delivered in six months time says the Senior Special Adviser to Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade on Public Affairs, Chief Tony Undiaundeye. Mr. Ayade had in November 2016 flagged off the dualisation of the Mfom
By Elijah Ugani The member representing Obudu/Obanliku/Bekwarra federal constituency in the House Of Representatives, Hon. Legor Idagbo has challenged the people of Obudu to turn out enmass in the forth coming general elections and return governor Ayade. Legor made the call Friday in Obudu while addressing natives of the local government area at a meeting