By Ushang Ewa Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade was on Monday absent from the inauguration of the national convention planning committee of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Abuja. Mr. Ayade, alongside his predecessor, Senator Liyel Imoke are the only two Cross Riverians appointed into the 86 – man committee headed by Delta State
By Elijah Ugani: Health Correspondent The Cross River State government has said that there are up to 2,000 undiagnosed cases of vesicovaginal fistula (VVF) in the state. This is even as the state plans the repair of 50 VVF cases at the VVF center in Calabar in partnership with the Fistula Foundation of Nigeria and
By Margaret John and Efa Sunday In a bid to position the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Cross River state to achieve maximum success ahead of the 2019 general elections, the state chairman, Dr. Mathew Achigbe has inaugurated a six man committee to reconcile all aggrieved groups and members. Prince Bassey Otu, a former senator,
By David Nsa The Director General of the Greater Calabar Capital City Development Authority, Comrade Kingsley Ikpeme has called on the Nigerian Navy to step up its patrol of the nation’s maritime environment with a view to curb the crime rate especially in Cross River State. Mr. Ikpeme made the call during a courtesy visit
By Inyali Peter Ahead of the primary elections of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to select candidates for the 2019 general elections, members of the party from the northern senatorial district have threatened to boycott all activities relating to the party of the agreement on zoning is not respected. The senatorial district comprises five local
By Inyali Peter A gubernatorial aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. John Upan Odey has reaffirmed his preparedness for the party’s primaries as well as the general elections. Odey said this while addressing a coalition of youth groups from the central senatorial district of the state who visited him in his office in
By Elijah Ugani The vehicle suspected to have been used by armed robbers dressed as policemen to attack communities in Ogoja and Obudu local government areas between September 11 and 12, 2018 was last week, recovered by the police in Benue State sourced have revealed to CrossRiverWatch. A source in the Cross River State police
By Obeten Godfrey The Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on prosecution, Chief Okoi Obono-Obla has said that he is on the list of most hated appointees of the President due to his stand due to his position on national development. Obla took to Facebook last weekend following calls for either his resignation or sack