By Archibong Jeremiah Civil servants in Cross River State have commenced an indefinite strike today Tuesday 30th May, 2017. The decision was communicated through “bulletin 1/2017” captioned “commencement of indefinite strike action”. The bulletin which was dished out by the Organized Labour Action Committee arrived at the industrial action arising from an enlarged congress of
By CrossRiverWatch Admin While Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River state has been named the best performing governor in Nigeria by a factional Chairman of PDP, Ali Modu Sheriff, Vanguard Newspaper as well as Tell Magazine (both based in Lagos), a poll by CrossRiverWatch is showing a sharp contrast. The poll which is part of
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River has called on Cross Riverians to pray and support his administration as a lot more needs to be done to get to where the state needs to be and deliver on his election promise. This was disclosed in a statement signed by his
By Ushang Ewa The Essien Town community in Calabar, the Cross River State capital last weekend benefitted from free medical services rendered by the Eastern Naval Command (ENC) of the Nigerian Navy. This is part of activities to mark the sixty first (61st) anniversary of the Nigerian Navy The Nation Newspapers reported the Flag Officer
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent The Cross River At 50 celebrations climaxed Saturday night with the conferment of awards on past Governors and Military administrators of the state including the Chairman, Governing Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission, Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba. The incumbent Governor, Ben Ayade also renamed popular infrastructures after three past
By Our Correspondent Concerted efforts geared towards equiping youths with technological and educational skills as well as an effective tax system will make Cross River have a prosperous future said the gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2015 general elections, Odey Ochicha on his message to commemorate 50 years of the
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade last weekend signed the Hawker’s Rights Bill and seven others into law with a view to addressing “vital issues” in the state. This was part of the activities to mark 50 years of the state’s creation where he also commended past Governors and
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Two unidentified students of the University of Calabar UNICAL, and one student of the Cross River University of Science and Technology CRUTECH, were yesterday allegedly shot by soldiers in Calabar during a protest over the 13 million Naira largesse released by Governor Ayade for mobilization of students and youths for the Cross