By Inyali Peter The solution to the current economic crisis facing the country can be mitigated at all levels if youths take advantage of opportunities in Agriculture says Odey Ochicha, the Cross River State All Progressives Congress (APC) gubernatorial candidate in the 2015 general elections. Ochicha in a reaction to the reported rise in crime
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Senate on Tuesday confirmed the leader of the 7th Senate, Victor Ndoma-Egba as Chairman of the Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC. The confirmation was done following the adoption of the report presented by the Senator Peter Nwaoboshi led committee on the NDDC after a fiery debate on some
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Executive Secretary of the Obudu Urban Development Authority (BUDA) Canice Atsu, has been abducted by unknown gunmen. CrossRiverWatch gathered the gunmen may have trailed Atsu all the way from Ogoja where he went for a function on Saturday and abducted him about 5 minutes after he arrived his home located along
By Jonathan Ugbal The Cross River State Government has acquired no fewer than 50 vehicles to strengthen the security infrastructure findings by CrossRiverWatch reveal. The vehicles which include about 22 units of Isuzu 240 C/C Base+ 4X4 special utility vans and 30 units of 2014 model Kia Rio vehicles CrossRiverWatch gathered is meant for security
By Jonathan Ugbal; Government House Correspondent The Cross River State Government has disclosed plans to partner local Medicare investor, Asi Ukpo Medical and Diagnostics, ASMDC in the development of a cancer diagnostic and treatment center as well as the state health insurance scheme tagged ‘Ayadecare’. The governor, Senator Ben Ayade stated this Saturday in Calabar
By Xavier Odey Ojeka A terrible accident occurred yesterday, Thursday evening along the busy Ikom-Calabar High Way, close to the Eckankar Temple in Ugep when a trailer with plate number FUN 69 XA lost control and skidded off the road. An eye witness said the trailer which was carrying goats from the northern part of
By CrossRiverWatch Admin It is natural for people to constantly criticize those in power and authority whether they be elected officials, political appointees, heads of departments and so on. Undoubtedly, It is not out of place for citizens to criticize their leaders as policies and programmes deployed by those in authority directly or indirectly affects
By CrossRiverWatch Admin It is interesting that as part of Governor Ayade’s survival strategy he yesterday made a presentation to one unsuspecting very senior member of the President Buhari’s government that his travails are as a result of his dogged support of APC in Cross River State which has pitched him against the Governors of