By Jonathan Ugbal; Government House Correspondent The Cross River State Government has announced a partnership with Lafarge Africa, which now operates UNICEM for the construction of affordable homes for the displaced people of Bakassi Peninsula. This follows nearly a decade of reported neglect and abandonment after the Peninsula was ceded to Cameroun by an ICJ
By Ushang Ewa The local government caucuses of the PDP in the Northern and Central senatorial districts have begun preparations for the forthcoming congresses of the party with the Northern caucus endorsing incumbent governor Ben Ayade for a second term trusted sources told CrossRiverWatch. CrossRiverWatch also gathered from reliable sources that Ayade is planning a
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By Our Correspondent The Cross River Government has budgeted the sum of N1.7 Billion for the establishment of a Food Bank Commission in the state. This was disclosed by the state governor, Senator Ben Ayade while receiving a delegation from HB Heritage Bank led by its Coordinator of the Home Grown School Feeding Program, Mr.
By Kingsley Charles Erudite campus journalist and Publisher of crossriverdaily.com, Comrade Onun Endurance has picked the nomination form to contest as President in the 2016 Students Union Government (SUG) election of the University of Calabar, UNICAL. Comrade Endurance who was yesterday accompanied by some union stakeholders on campus to the office of the CUECO (Calabar
By Jonathan Ugbal; Government House Correspondent Cross River Governor, Ben Ayade Monday in Calabar swore in 3 new Justices into the state high court following their clearance by the National Judicial Commission (NJC). The swearing in according to the Secretary to the State Government, Tina Agbor is in line with section 271 sub section 2
By Our Correspondent Following the recent face off between herdsmen and farmers in the country, the Special Adviser, Non Indigenes Affairs to Governor Ben Ayade, Barrister Musa Maigoro, says the proactive measures put in place to ensure disagreements between the contending parties are settled promptly, have always averted crisis. Musa in an interview with CrossRiverWatch
By Jonathan Ugbal The Special Adviser on Petroleum to Cross River Governor, Ben Ayade, Bonny Ishamali has tongue lashed a one time National Publicity Secretary of the PDP and currently APC Chieftain, Venatius Ikem for suggesting there is “motion and no movement” in Ayade’s administration. Bonny stated this, Monday in Calabar while reacting to a