By Our Government House Correspondent The Senior Special Assistant on Media and Chief Press Secretary to Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State, Mr. Christian Ita, has debunked reports trending in the social media that Calabar, the state capital had allegedly come under military bombardment. Ita described the report as unfounded and untrue, adding that
By Archibong Jeremiah/Jonathan Ugbal; Government House Correspondent The member representing Obubra 2 state constituency in the Cross River State House of Assembly, CRSHA, Dr. Elucate, Ekom Okora has denied allegations that he promised a criminal gang, Supreme Vikings Confraternity, SVC any political appointment which has resulted in the death of one person in his constituency.
By Our Correspondent With barely a few weeks to the flag off of the proposed dual carriage super highway linking Calabar-Ikom-Ogoja-Obudu Local Government Areas, elders from the three senatorial zones have expressed excitement over the multiple billion naira road infrastructure. Lauding Governor Ben Ayade for what he described as his courage and vision, Governing Council
Cocoa which belongs to the family Steruliacaea and genus Theobroma was discovered in 18th century at the Amazon basin and later spread to other tropical areas of South and Central America, and West Africa. Since the end of the First World War, West Africa has been the highest producer of cocoa. The crop was eventually
Most times when I visit Nigeria my relatives run around to prepare local delicacies on the assumption that living in America we miss out of these delicacies. They believe we only eat the White man’s food. This is far from the truth, as virtually everything you have in a local market in Calabar is also
His history runs like a Horatio Alger story. The story of that dude around the block who despite holes in his knickers, deliberately chose to dream big, aim high and with enigmatic strides, dedicated focus and painstaking hard work rose from obscurity to deafening popularity. Many, especially those unbeknownst to his history will find it
By CrossRiverWatch admin The Cross River Indigenes Association (CRIDA) in Abuja has called on Governor Ben Ayade to declare a state of emergency on roads in the state and complete the 16-year old Liaison Office abandoned at the Central Business District of Abuja by previous governments through a Public Private Partnership (PPP) arrangement. Making the
By Ogar Monday The Nigeria Union of Campus Journalists, University of Calabar Council (NUCJ-UCC) has organized a debate for candidates vying for positions into various offices in the next dispensation of the Students Union Government (SUG). The debate which held at the Malabor square within the University of Calabar, yesterday, presented students the opportunity of