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By Ogar Monday Ahead of the June 14, 2018 kick off date for the 21st edition of the FIFA world cup in Russia, the Cross River State Government says it has concluded plans to provide a free viewing center for those who are interested in watching the world cup at the U.J. Esuene Stadium in
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent The United States Consul General to Nigeria, Mr. John Bray has said that he is impressed with the industrialisation drive of Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade within his three years in office. Mr. Bray stated this in Calabar on Wednesday shortly after being conducted round several industries built
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Exactly 1,096 days today, the incumbent governor of Cross River state, Senator Benedict Bengioushuye Ayade, during his inauguration at the Calabar International Convention centre (CICC), Calabar, left nobody in doubt from the inception as to the direction his administration was going to take as he brilliantly articulated and marshaled out his development
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The 29th day of May, 2018 is exactly 19 years as Nigeria and her citizens got unfettered from many years of jackboot military dictatorship on May 29, 1999 as democratic cultures and principles were once again established in our political clime and space. Inspite of the many nerve seizure and breaking experiences
By Elijah Ugani Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade on Monday flagged off the State Health Insurance Scheme tagged “Ayadecare” at a ceremony in Calabar, the state capital organized to mark the 2018 children’s day. This comes 20 months after he signed into law, the bill to establish the insurance scheme as well as several
By Elijah Ugani The Chairman of the Cross River State New Cities Development Board, Mr. KJ Jedy Agba has congratulated the state’s governor, Senator Ben Ayade on the occasion of his third year in office. Mr. Agba in a statement to CrossRiverWatch said Mr. Ayade has toiled day and night to ensure that the state’s
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Cross River State governor, Senator Ben Ayade said in the last three years, he has focused on the people by taking government to them. Governor Ayade said this when he led a walk around the city of Calabar, the state capital in celebration of May 29th, Democracy Day. Doing