By Jonathan Ugbal; Government House Correspondent Unconfirmed Information reaching CrossRiverWatch suggests that the Cross River State Government has begun paying gratuities to retirees of the state’s unified local government system and primary school teachers. Sources in government house, Calabar reveal that the payment which began in May, 2016 has seen around 500 retirees receive their
By Our Correspondent Cross River State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has approved the immediate engagement of 30 lawyers for permanent employment in the state’s Ministry of Justice to address the manpower needs of the Ministry. Ayade gave the directive during the commissioning of an ultra-modern E-Library for the state Ministry of Justice Headquarters in Calabar,
By Aplefe Ojong A Catholic priest with the St. Bernard Catholic Church, Marian Hill, Calabar, Rev. Fr. Charles Etim, has called on the governor of Cross River State, Senator Ben Ayade to do something urgently to tackle the embarrassing sight of refuse heaps along the streets of Calabar in order to return the city to
By Inyali Peter Special Assistant on Prosecution to President Muhammadu Buhari and a chieftain of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Barrister Okoi Obono-Obla has slammed the Cross River State House of Assembly for feigning ignorance to what he described as “serious constitutional misconduct” by the state governor, Senator Ben Ayade. In a conversation with the
By Our Correspondent The Cross River State governor, Senator Ben Ayade today assured Cross Riverians that his administration will not miss the mark he promised the people at inauguration. The governor in a state wide broadcast to mark his one year in office and the 2016 democracy day celebration, said his administration is fully reloaded
By Our Editorial Team May 29 of each year has come to be known as Democracy Day in Nigeria following the restoration of democratic governance on May 29, 1999, which ushered in the Fourth Republic after gaining respite from about 16 years of military dictatorship. As a result of the restoration of democracy, democratic structures
By CrossRiverWatch Admin You are aware that we have great ideas in key signature projects. The intention is that those projects will create a new economy that can sustain our people and give us independence. All of those things in our plan, political and economical, they would amount to nothing if we don’t have the
By Our Correspondent The Cross River State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade will tomorrow, Thursday May 26, 2016 inaugurate the State Green Police. A statement issued by the Special Assistant on Media and Chief Press secretary to the Governor, Mr. Christian Ita, said the event will take place at the U.J. Esuene Stadium, Calabar by 10am.