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BREAKING: Ayade Signs 240bln Revised Blush And Bliss Budget Into Law

By Jonathan Ugbal Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River has signed a revised budget for the 2021 fiscal year into law. The sum is NGN41 billion less than what was approved for the fiscal year. “Yes, the Governor just signed the 2021 amended budget of NGN240.404 billion into law,” Otu Ita, the Special Adviser Budget

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Ayade Absent At Obudu APC Unity Rally (PICTURES)

By CrossRiverWatch Admin Cross River Governor, Ben Ayade was absent at the unity rally of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to welcome hundreds of People’s Democratic Party (PDP) members whom had defected to the APC with him in Obudu. Mr. Ayade was railroaded into the APC a few weeks ago, after a lengthy battle with

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Ex Lawmaker, Mark Obi In Coma Following Assault By Ayade’s Aide, General Iron

By Ushang Ewa Information reaching CrossRiverWatch suggests that the Special Assistant to Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River on forest security, Thomas Obi Tawo popular referred to as ‘General Iron’ has beaten into coma, former State lawmaker, Mark Obi Esq. Mr. Mark served as Special Adviser, Administration and later Special Adviser on Sustainable Development Goals

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Calabar Is The Mother Of Nigeria – Obong At OCEF Inauguration

By Maxwell Effiong The Obong of Calabar, Edidem Ekpo Okon Abasi Otu V has said the southern port city of Calabar, is the mother of the modern geographic entity, Nigeria. The monarch stated this while inaugurating the second membership of the Obong of Calabar Executive Forum (OCEF) last weekend at his palace where he called

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Whither Cally, Aero Or Cally Air BY ASU OKANG

I have been inundated by calls and cheers alike, when I surfaced on yesterday’s morning flight from Calabar enroute Abuja.  I still don’t know why it made news in some quarters, but it was to show that everything isn’t politics. Don’t forget I was part of the State Exco when the decision was made.I enjoyed

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HELP: My Prosecutor Is Playing With My Emotions BY AGBA JALINGO

Today is July 26, 2021. The trial in Suit FHC/CA/59C/2019 between FRN and AGBA JALINGO, is scheduled to resume at the Federal High Court 1, along Murtala Mohammed Highway in Calabar, before Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu. The court gave 26, 27, 28 July, for accelerated hearing. As usual, the State government, which has taken over the

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Ayade Explains Why Cally Air Is Yet To Start Operations, Partnership With Aero

By Ushang Ewa Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River on Monday explained why the State owned airline, Cally Air is yet to commence operations. Mr. Ayade told a select group of journalists shortly after one of the two aircrafts his administration purchased to float the airline touched down and was hosed down at the Margaret

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Aero Resumes Calabar Route With Cally Aircraft

By Jonathan Ugbal Aero Contractors on Monday resumed flight operations on its Lagos – Calabar- Lagos and Abuja – Calabar – Abuja routes with one of the two Boeing 737 purchased by the Cross River State Government. The maiden flight into the Margaret Ekpo International Airport was welcomed with a wash down at a few

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