By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Governor of Cross River State, Senator Bassey Otu, has taken delivery of two new aircraft as part of his administration’s commitment to revitalizing the state’s aviation sector. The aircraft were received by the Governor and his entourage at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on Friday July 25, 2025, marking a
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The sister to Senator Musa Adede – Madam Elizabeth Adede has passed on. Late Madam Elizabeth, a one-time Finance Commissioner of Cross Rivers State, passed on at the Garki Hospital, Abuja, after a surgical procedure on Friday, February 21, 2025. The tragedy was shared by her elder brother, Senator Musa Adede, via
By Bakare Majeed, Premium Times The presiding officers of the National Assembly—Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Speaker Abbas Tajudeen, and their deputies, Barau Jibrin and Ben Kalu – were allocated N10 billion for rent and furniture in the 2024 supplementary budget of the FCT, PREMIUM TIMES investigation reveals. The budget item, titled “Renting and Furnishing of
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By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent The Cross River State Government is in talks with the Federal Government to take over the 634 megawatts gas turbine power plant in Odukpani Local Government Area, says the Governor, Senator Bassey Otu. “We are negotiating with the federal government to take over the over 600 megawatts power plant
The ministry has proposed an annual National Sports and Fitness Day, which aims to elevate awareness of mental, physical, and emotional well-being across the country. Meanwhile, the games which will feature teams from 13 companies in the sector are aimed are ensuring wellness and enhancing productivity by fostering a culture of physical activity and healthy
By Jonathan Ugbal Pa Francis Ingwubel Akpo, the father of Dr. Linda Ayade, wife of the immediate past Governor of Cross River State, Senator Benedict Ayade has died aged 83. Pa Akpo, a retired teacher and administrator passed on in the late hours of Good Friday, March 29, 2024 in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory.
By CrossRiverWatch Admin A video obtained by CrossRiverWatch shows that the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, NAIA is currently closed temporarily as an Aero Cally Boeing 737 300 skid off the taxiway with its nose gear buried in soft ground. Aero Cally is the contraption coined to explain the deal between the Cross River State Government,