By Ushang Ewa There are less than 20 Cross River names in the over 820 names listed as members of the various committees and subcommittees of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) non elective convention following resolutions from its 74th National Executive Council. Former Governors Donald Duke and Liyel Imoke and incumbent, Benedict Ayade are the
By Jonathan Ugbal The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Bank is asking the Cross River State Government to pay back the multi-million dollar facility it granted the state to construct the Tinapa Premier Business and Leisure Resort. This is giving Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade serious headache, CrossRiverWatch gathered, especially with the
By CrossRiverWatch Admin In 1999, Mr Donald Duke became governor of Cross River State. It may not be necessary to state here how he became governor but suffice to say that during the first four years of his government, we only heard about projects like castor seeds, cashew nuts, pineapple fruits and model towns and
By Jonathan Ugbal Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has dissociated himself from a group known as ‘PDP Ayade Team’ which has been canvassing and soliciting for membership. This was contained in a statement signed by his Spokesman, Mr. Christian It’s on Friday which described the group as “Phony” and its originators; “Fraudsters.” “Our attention
By Eteng Kebeh/Agency Report Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has called on militants and criminals to key into the ECOWAS-EU small arms and light weapons disarmament project and surrender their weapons to enable government help them get sustainable lives. Mr. Ayade, represented by his deputy, Professor Ivara Esu stated this Thursday at an
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade and three of his predecessors; Mr. Clement Ebri, Donald Duke and Liyel Imoke have commended CrossRiverWatch for being the most reliable source of news about, and concerning the state. They made these commendations in different fora and interviews with CrossRiverWatch. Mr. Ebri in an exclusive interview
By Bassey Bassey The All Progressives Congress in Cross River State has berated the Cross River State Government for attempting to deceive Cross Riverians that 71 companies have bidded for preliminary works for the proposed 275.5 kilometers Superhighway which it described as “fraudulent.” This was contained in a statement signed by the State publicity secretary
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent The Nigerian Navy on Wednesday announced its plans to site the Naval War College in Cross River State. The Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Naval Command, Rear Admiral Victor Adedipe stated this when he paid a courtesy call on Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade in his office in Calabar