By CrossRiverWatch Admin Due to the inability of Cross River State to host the National Sports Festival since the state got the right after the last edition in Lagos, Eko Games, in 2012, Sports Minister Solomon Dalung, has revealed that the Federal Government will host the 19th National Sports Festival in Abuja next year. Cross
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent The mandate of the 25 members of the Cross River State House of Assembly will be politically affected if the governor, Senator Ben Ayade loses his seat says the Speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly, Hon. John Lebo. Lebo stated this Tuesday in Calabar, when he
By Jonathan Ugbal and Ashie Osor The federal government has announced the approval of a project to site a border market and health center among several others in Bakassi local government area of Cross River State. The Director, National Border Communities Development Agency, Alhaji Faruk Maiturare disclosed this, Monday when he led a delegation from
By Inyali Peter The solution to the current economic crisis facing the country can be mitigated at all levels if youths take advantage of opportunities in Agriculture says Odey Ochicha, the Cross River State All Progressives Congress (APC) gubernatorial candidate in the 2015 general elections. Ochicha in a reaction to the reported rise in crime
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Senate on Tuesday confirmed the leader of the 7th Senate, Victor Ndoma-Egba as Chairman of the Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC. The confirmation was done following the adoption of the report presented by the Senator Peter Nwaoboshi led committee on the NDDC after a fiery debate on some
By CrossRiverWatch Admin It is natural for people to constantly criticize those in power and authority whether they be elected officials, political appointees, heads of departments and so on. Undoubtedly, It is not out of place for citizens to criticize their leaders as policies and programmes deployed by those in authority directly or indirectly affects
By CrossRiverWatch Admin It is interesting that as part of Governor Ayade’s survival strategy he yesterday made a presentation to one unsuspecting very senior member of the President Buhari’s government that his travails are as a result of his dogged support of APC in Cross River State which has pitched him against the Governors of
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Following the return of an eventful month long stay in Abuja, Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade Friday was welcomed in Calabar with a solidarity rally by a mammoth crowd with some taking it to the extreme by cresting the name of former gubernatorial aspirant, Barrister Joe Agi (SAN) on a coffin.