By Jonathan Ugbal; Government House Correspondent Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade says the 21 megawatts power plant initially scheduled to be delivered this month will be completed in February 2017. Ayade had said in August that the facility will be ready by December to ensure 24 hours supply of electricity but failed to give
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent The representative of Angola, Neurite Mendes is the maiden Miss Africa after she pipped 17 other contestants to the crown Saturday night at the Calabar International Convention Centre. The 23 year old was already the audience favourite before her eventual announcement as the winner where she won USD25,000 and
By Jonathan Ugbal; Government House Correspondent Ahead of the maiden edition of the Miss Africa beauty pageant scheduled for today, Cross River Governor Senator Ben Ayade inspected preparatory works Thursday afternoon at the Calabar International Conference Center to ensure a smooth event. The pageant which is the idea and wholly sponsored by the Cross River
From the ancient period to our time, God has always put in place great minds to tackle challenging circumstances of their times. There was the Abraham to lead the way for the establishment of god’s people, Israel nation, a Moses to lead Israel out from slavery in Egypt, a Joshua to occupy the promised land,
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Teachers in Obudu local government area of northern Cross River State, Tuesday took to the streets to protest against the irregular payment of salaries and other arrears owed them by the Cross River State government. The governor, Senator Ben Ayade who hails from Obudu had earlier this week directed the immediate promotion
By Jonathan Ugbal; Government House Correspondent In a bid to position the Nigerian Maritime sector for efficiency to drive trade, the Nigerian Maritime Administrative and Safety Agency says it will in the next three days brainstorm in Calabar, the Cross River State capital to develop a document that will guide its operations and will be
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Federal Government has fingered Barrister Joe Agi (SAN) as one of the beneficiaries of the alleged Justice Adeniyi Ademola cash-for-justice case claiming he bribed the embattled Justice to the tune of at least 160 million Naira. This information was contained in a court document with 15 charges prepared by the office
By Odey Ojeka and Otobong Clement The Cross River State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has thumbed up Lady Bernadette Emmah Ebri as she turns 80. Lady Bernadette Emmah Ebri, mother of Chief Clement Ebri, former Governor of the State was described as a good woman by Ayade as he urged all to learn from her.