By Jonathan Ugbal The Cross River State Government says the ultra modern rice mill project situated in Ogoja local government area will b completed before the end of the year. The state’s commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Professor Anthony Eneji told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the project which includes a rice
By Our Reporter The All Progressives Congress in Cross River State has berated the government for failing to pay retirees despite collecting NGN31billion largesse from the federal government in three installments. The APC said the Governor, Benedict Ayade has instead choose to play to the gallery by paying “un-shortlisted members of staffs of Ministry of
By CrossRiverWatch Admin About 30 houses were yesterday (Wednesday) razed by an inferno in Uyangha community of Akamkpa local government area of southern Cross River State. Uyangha is located less than 100 kilometers away from the southern port city of Calabar, the Cross River State capital and is noted for its rich deposits of minerals
By Archibong Jeremiah Emmanuel Dominic, a 400 level student of the University of Calabar (UNICAL) has been taken into custody by men of the Nigeria Police Force, State Housing Division, Calabar Cross River State for allegedly stealing three hundred thousand (N300, 000) naira from a fruit seller in Calabar. According to the fruit seller who
By Ushang Ewa Residents in Ogoja local government area of northern Cross River State recently took to the streets to protest the upsurge in gangstar related activities and killings. CrossRiverWatch gathered that the no fewer than 5 persons have lost their lives to Gangstar related killings in the past 6 months in the local government
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Barrister Utum Eteng, the legal representative of former federal lawmaker, Senator Bassey Otu claims The SUN Newspapers has published a retraction and apology over an alleged ‘false’ advertorial in the DAILY SUN of Monday May 29, 2017. Mr. Eteng told CrossRiverWatch on Saturday in Ugep, Yakurr local government area that: “Oh that,
By Ushang Ewa The industrial action embarked upon by the Nigeria Labor Congress in Cross River State has crippled economic activities since Friday but the State Government Tuesday said it cannot comprehend the reason for the action as it has met all Labor’s demands. Mr. Christian Ita, the spokesperson for Cross River Governor, Benedict Ayade
By Jonathan Ugbal; Government House Correspondent The Cross River State Government has failed to commence the Home Grown School Feeding program more than 3 months after promising to domesticate it. The head of the program in the state, Mr. Gabriel Okulaja had in mid March said the state will begin feeding 130,000 pupils in 6