By Ushang Ewa The National Vice Chairman South South of the APC, Hilliard Etta says the Calabar – Lagos rail line which led to an impasse between the Presidency and National Assembly is included in the budget signed by President Muhammadu Buhari Friday. Etta disclosed this while fielding questions from newsmen shortly after his arrival
By CrossRiverWatch admin It is no longer news that the 260km Super Highway, one of Governor Ayade’s signature projects expected to commence from Bakassi to Obudu and empty into the northern part of the country, is meeting with opposition from various quarters, ranging from environmentalists to affected communities to the government at the center. This
By CrossRiverWatch admin The U.J. Esuene Stadium in Calabar has been granted the hosting right for the Saturday June 11, African Cup of Nations qualifier between the Flying Eagles of Nigeria against Burundi. A letter conveying the granting of the hosting right to the Governor of Cross River State, Senator Ben Ayade was presented to
By CrossRiverWatch admin Worried by the recent communal clash between Nko and Mkpani Communities in Yakurr Local Government Area of Cross River State, the People of Yakurr in Abuja under the aegis of The Yakurr Peoples Club (YPC) held an extra ordinary meeting to chat the way forward for sustainable peace to prevail among the
By Our Correspondent The nucleus of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party PDP in Cross River State may soon explode as protests have continued to trail the various Ward and Local government congresses in the State held last week and how the congress for the state level scheduled for today Tuesday 10th May would produce an
By Our Correspondent The protracted crisis between the Adadama community of Abi LGA in Cross River state and her neighbouring Amagu community in Ebonyi State is near end. Speaker of Cross River State House of Assembly Hon John Gaul Lebo gave the indication yesterday when he received the Adadama Traditional Rulers Council and Community Leaders
By Utang Bassey and Itiunbe Atunka A woman, Stella Akagbusim is currently under the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Obudu for allegedly parading herself as a medical doctor. Stella, CrossRiverWatch gathered has been with the NSCDC for days now since May 4, 2016 when she was re-arrested Thursday last
By CrossRiverWatch admin The Director General of Cross River State Primary Healthcare Development Agency, Dr Betta Edu on behalf of the State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade, received 10 direct solar drive refrigerators and 10 solar power sets from European Union Support Immunization Governance in Nigeria (E.U SIGN) for the State. Handing over the items, E.U