April 2018, Cross River State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade, wept profusely at the State Executive Council chambers whilst signing the N1.3 trillion budget of kinetic crystallization into law. The governor asked Rev. Fr Bob Etta, his Special Adviser on Religious Matters, to commit the budget to God and while the prayer was ongoing, Ayade broke
John Gaul Lebo is the incumbent Speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly. He ran for the Abi/Yakurr Federal Constituency in the election that just finished and his party PDP lost to the APC. The State REC, citing a Court order, said that INEC is waiting for a faction of the APC in
By Jonathan Ugbal The Cross River State chapter of the African Action Congress (AAC) has described the demise of it’s organising secretary, Mr. Ogbudu Damian Otobi as heart wrenching and a grief too much to bear. Mr. Ogbudu, a multimedia entrepreneur and Chief Executive Officer of MADE Studios died in a car accident along the
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Barring any last minute change, the three leading gubernatorial candidates in Cross River for the 2019 general elections will today (Wednesday) join dozens of other stakeholders to discuss how credible and violence free elections can be conducted in the State. The trio of Senator Ben Ayade of the People’s Democratic Party; Senator
By Ushang Ewa The official distributor of Innoson Vehicles Manufacturing (IVM) brands in Cross River and Akwa Ibom states has said that those willing to purchase variants of the IVM FOX and IVM UMU 5 salon cars in the region will get up to 40 percent discount. CrossRiverWatch gathered that this is the fallout of
By CrossRiverWatch Admin One of the greatest feeling we can attain on this plain is that of joining hands with God to pro-create. Pro-creation not just in child birth or consequences of pollination but also in the birthing and grooming of an idea. Ideas are fluid. No one really owns any. Once your antenna is
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Nigeria’s former Minister of Culture, Tourism and national orientation, Chief Edem Duke has commended the management and staff of CrossRiverWatch for blazing the trail of internet journalism in Cross River State. The commendation was contained in a letter dated August 27, 2018 and addressed to this Newspaper’s Editor-in-chief, Mr. Agab Jalingo and
By Margaret John The management of CRWatch Resources, a multifaceted company based in Nigeria, with interest in media, information and communication technology and automobile distribution, has unveiled its Real Estate initiative in Calabar. The initiative which was made known by the CEO of the establishment, Mr. Agba Jalingo, proposes to provide 500 modular houses for