By Jonathan Ugbal The maiden Governor Ben Ayade Under 15 football tournament has kicked off in Cross River State with a total of 254 secondary schools in participation across the 18 local government areas of the state. The tournament is aimed at fostering peace and keeping the youths engaged positively as well as a means
By Jonathan Ugbal Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has called on the Federal Government to grant amnesty to militants residing in the state. Governor Ayade made this call earlier this week during the commissioning of the Eastern Regional Command Centre of the Nigerian Security Element Project 2 (NICEP), codenamed ‘Falcon Eye’ at the Eastern
By Jonathan Ugbal; Government House Correspondent Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade fulfilled his promise to celebrate his birthday with the internally displace persons (IDPs) at Ikpa Nkaya, Akwa Ikot Eyo Edem in Akpabuyo local government area of southern Cross River State and donating food and support materials in the process. Ayade turned 49 today
It was Roy T. Bennett who said “Leaders are limited by their vision rather than by their abilities.” The first step towards creating the future that we desire is seeing a vision of that future. Vision according to the Oxford Dictionary is the faculty or state of being able to see, the ability to think
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade says he will celebrate his 49th birthday with the Internally Displaced Persons in Bakassi local government area of the state. As at press time, Ayade was still in Abuja where he left Calabar for, on Tuesday but a memo circulated by his Chief
By Jonathan Ugbal Efforts by Nigeria’s acting President, Professor Yemi Osibanjo to quell the issues between warring communities in Akwa Ibom and Cross River States as well as Cross River and Ebonyi states may have been in vain as the three state governors stormed out of the villa wearing long faces after a meeting. Governors
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade joined nine other Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to meet former President Goodluck Jonathan in Abuja Tuesday night. The meeting which CrossRiverWatch gathered began at a few minutes past 6:00PM had Jonathan’s private residence in Maitaima as
By Jonathan Ugbal; Government House Correspondent Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade, Saturday, performed the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of 5000 housing units for the displaced people of Bakassi with funding from the Africa Nations Development Bank. The houses are to be sited at Ikpa Nkanya village in Ikot Eyo, Akpabuyo local government area