By Jonathan Ugbal The call by the Cross River State chapter of Inter Party Advisory Council (IPAC) on the state governor, Senator Ben Ayade to resign, has been described as exercise oiled by a NGN100 million financial inducement. Dismissing the call by IPAC, The Deputy Chief Press Secretary to Governor Ayade, Mr. Linus Obogo said
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Members of the Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC) in Cross River, Wednesday held a peaceful rally in support of the activities of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Nigerian Police Force. Bearing placards with inscriptions such as: “we stand with SARS,” “stop meddling into police affairs,” “Cross River stand with SARS,”
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has said that the new additions to this year’s edition of the Carnival Calabar and Festivals are such that will leave tourists awed. Mr. Ayade stated this, Tuesday while inspecting the route for the proposed ‘Formula K;’ a new addition to the festival
By CrossRiverWatch Admin I used the word cultism only for the caption. They are gangstas and that is how I will call them throughout. Elsewhere, the Italian government is mopping up members of two Nigerian criminal gangs, the Vikings and their rival Black Axe confraternity, operating drug and prostitution rings in the Sicilian capital, Palermo.
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Five Cross Riverians have qualified for the 2018 Commonwealth Games holding in Australia where they will represent Nigeria in the game of Table Tennis. This followed their exploits at the National Table Tennis Tournament which serves as the Commonwealth Games trials. The Chairman of the Cross River State Sports Commission, Mr. Orok
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Immediate past Water Resources Commissioner in Cross River State, Engr. Elemi Etowa has been reported dead. Mr. Etowa, a renowned geologist was Managing Director of the state Water Board before his appointment as Commissioner for Water Resources by former governor Liyel Imoke in 2012. Family sources say the Abi born water expert
By Jonathan Ugbal The National Association of Professional Chefs Nigeria has awarded the General Manager of the Tinapa Lakeside Hotel, Justina Ovat a fellow of the association. The National President of the association, Chef Paulinus Okon, while presenting the award to Mrs. Ovat in her office in Calabar, the Cross River State capital on Monday
By Ogar Monday The Cross River State Coordinator of the Youth Employment and Social Support Operations (YESSO), Mr. Bolinwo Ofegobi has dismissed insinuations that the organization is an employment agency. Mr. Bolinwo who disclosed this during an interview with newsmen recently in Calabar said, the organization was established to help ameliorate the plight of the