By Linus Obogo On that day of his inauguration on May 29, at the Calabar International Convention Centre (CICC), where thousands had defied the sweltering sun to behold his formal coronation as the first governor of northern Cross River extraction, Senator Professor Ben Ayade was like an athlete in a relay team handed the baton
By Thompson Anika The Cross River Central Senatorial aspirant under the All Progressives Congress APC, Obol Akin Ricketts has promised to deliver the district to the Party if picked as its candidate for the 2019 election. Obol Ricketts, stated this when he picked his Expression of Interest and Nomination forms from the National secretariat of
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Few days from today, the All Progressives Congress, APC like other parties will go to the poll to elect its governorship candidate for the 2019 election in Cross River State. Recently, the party during stakeholders meeting in Calabar unanimously adopted the direct primaries option in electing candidates for the next elections. A
By David Nsa, Mary Umani And Efa Sunday Residents and commuters across Calabar, the Cross River State Capital, have reacted to the decision of the Federal Government to arm men of the Federal Road Safety Corps of Nigeria (FRSCN). Most Cross Riverians who shared their thoughts with CrossRiverWatch TV said it’s not a step in
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Cross River State governor, Prof. Ben Ayade has led the state to receive several awards at the international and national levels as the Best Performing state in health. The recent World Bank award was in recognition of the effort of the State Government in combating diseases and health challenges in the state
By Kelvin Ololo And Patrick Obia A legal practitioner, Barrister Gabriel Iki, has disagreed with the position of the All Progressives Congress APC, in Cross River state that it was PDP that introduced zoning into Cross River politics and APC was not bound to continue with it. The state spokesperson of APC, Mr. Bassey Ita,
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Some youths in Cross River State have peacefully protested and barricaded the State People’s Democratic Party (PDP) secretariat in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. Amidst heavy Police presence and gunshots, the PDP members were visibly angry as they protested against the automatic return ticket the leadership of the party recently announced
By Efa Sunday Chief Edem Duke, former Minister for Culture, Tourism and Orientation has joined the governorship race to unseat Senator Ben Ayade of Cross River State. Declaring over the weekend at the APC State Secretariat, Duke maintained that he’s not impressed with the current happenings in the State and wants to liberate Cross Riverians.