By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent The Cross River State Government has signed a construction agreement with Chinese state owned company; China Harbour for preliminary works on its Bakassi deep seaport. The deep seaport is one of the signature projects of the administration of Governor Ben Ayade and despite being delayed, he said that the
By Jonathan Ugbal The Cross River University of Technology will on Saturday award 18 students first class degrees in its 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th combined convocation ceremony says the Vice Chancellor of the institution, Professor Anthony Owan-Enoh. “We are quite happy as a University that after that after past failures of several attempts
By Ikwen Atuaka Motorists entering and exiting Calabar, the Cross River State capital now spend a minimum of 2 hours to move from Tinapa junction to Odukpani junction, a distance of less than 8 kilometers CrossRiverWatch authoritatively reports. Motorists for the past 10 days have been facing an uphill task navigating through the fallen and
By CrossRiverWatch Admin His Excellency Sir. I am moved to write you this open letter to express my desires and the desires of many Cross Riverians as it pertains to bringing development to Northern Cross River State. There’s a remarkable yearn for a more practical approach towards the development of the state. My initial intentions
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade yesterday turned up in a special golf kart for the second dry run of the 2017 Carnival Calabar. Revellers who were tired of waiting almost two hours for the flag off which was delayed due to a heavy downpour were awoken when Mr.
By Jonathan Ugbal The Cross River State Government has suspended the collection of its carbon emission levy following complaints by residents. The levy is included in the state’s carbon emission law of 2016 and has been a subject of controversy. But, a statement signed by the Spokesman to Governor Ben Ayade, Mr. Christian Ita says
By Jonathan Ugbal and Christiana Alawa Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Saturday said that Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade told him that Mr. Jedy Agba who contested the gubernatorial elections with him in 2015 was not bitter that he lost but has been working with him. Mr. Obasanjo stated this while unveiling the autobiography
By Jonathan Ugbal and Ukung Alawa Nigeria’s former President, Olusegun Obasanjo and Cross River Governor have commended the strides of former NNPC top gun, Mr. Jedy Agba. The commendations were given at the unveiling of Mr. Agba’s autobiography of titled: “Stepping Forward With Uti J.D Agba” Saturday in Calabar, the Cross River Capital. “It doesn’t