By Inyali Peter Gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Cross River State in the last general elections, Mr. Odey Ochicha has described as “Malicious, vexatious and total falsehood” rumor making the rounds that he received money from the People’s Democratic Party to concede defeat to Governor Ben Ayade in the last election.
By Our Correspondent As part of value addition to the state’s tourism offering, Cross River State governor, Senator Ben Ayade has announced plans to build a beach resort in Calabar. Speaking during the inspection of Nsidung Beach in Calabar South, the governor disclosed that construction work will start by the second week of September this
By Our Correspondent Barely two months after Cross River Works Commissioner, Dane Asu told CrossRiverWatch that the state has spent some N20billion to fix federal roads, the figure has risen to N25billion. Asu disclosed this Monday, during ‘Ayade’s Cross River’, a live program on the state owned broadcasting outfit CRBC TV anchored by a
“Throughout the centuries there were men who took first steps down new roads armed with nothing but their own vision. Their goals differed, but they all had this in common: That the step was first, the road new, the vision un-borrowed, and the response they received – hatred.” – Ayn Rand. The Association of Cross
By Inyali Peter The Cross River government has should partner the federal government to fix the federal roads in the state as they have become impassable says Odey Ochicha, the gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the 2015 general elections in a statement issued Friday, in Calabar. Ochicha who lamented a situation where
By Ogar Monday; House of Assembly Correspondent The bill to establish the Cross River State Centre for Citizens Right and Public Defender has passed the second reading in the Cross River State House of Assembly. Speaking in support of the bill, the leader of the house, Moses Ucheche said that there has been a department
By Odey Ojeka A brothel in Ugep, ‘Under The Cocoa’ was closed down Wednesday, by men of the Obol Lopon’s vigilante group CrossRiverWatch can authoritatively report. The vigilante group stormed the facility at about 11:00PM and chased away all the commercial sex workers with mixed reactions greeting the action. “I do come to ‘Under
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Information reaching CrossRiverWatch suggests that the Commissioner for Commerce and Industry, Peter Egba and Accountant General, Joseph Adie of Cross River State spent the chunk of the week answering the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) operatives on issues concerning the Cross River Garment Factory. It is still unclear exactly when