By Elijah Ugani The wife of the Cross River State Governor, Dr. Linda Ayade through her Non Governmental Organization, Mediatrix Development Foundation, MDF has taken the fight against malaria to St. Patrick’s College Ikot Ansa, Calabar. Speaking at the occasion, the Wife of the Governor who was represented by the Director-General, Cross River Primary Health
There is always a temptation to see editorials by news organizations as the sole ideas and thoughts of the Editor or the Editor-in-Chief. Public perception about our own editorials in CrossRiverWatch has not been different either, with public comments on the editorials we have been publishing showing clearly that there are some of our readers
It is highly regrettable and unfortunate that successive administrations since the return of democracy in Nigeria, both at national and state levels failed to construct quality road network that would have connected Calabar, Cross River State Capital with other parts of the state as well as other states. Cross River, a state which pride itself
By Inyali Peter Cross River State Commissioner for Environment, Engr. Mike Eraye has blamed the current heaps of refuse in Calabar on the dwindling economy of the nation. Eraye who spoke with journalists Tuesday, May 31 during his inspection of waste evacuation at Palm Street Extension, Calabar South Local Government area of the state, disclosed
By Our Correspondent Cross River State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has approved the immediate engagement of 30 lawyers for permanent employment in the state’s Ministry of Justice to address the manpower needs of the Ministry. Ayade gave the directive during the commissioning of an ultra-modern E-Library for the state Ministry of Justice Headquarters in Calabar,
By Aplefe Ojong A Catholic priest with the St. Bernard Catholic Church, Marian Hill, Calabar, Rev. Fr. Charles Etim, has called on the governor of Cross River State, Senator Ben Ayade to do something urgently to tackle the embarrassing sight of refuse heaps along the streets of Calabar in order to return the city to
By Inyali Peter Worried by the security challenges confronting some states in the South Eastern part of the country, Cross River State youths have warned the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), the group agitating for the sovereign state of Biafra to steer clear of the state. The State Chairman of National Youths Council of Nigeria
By CrossRiverWatch admin Bandits on Friday operated in Calabar freely for over three hours, killing an unidentified Inspector of Police that led a team to stop the robbery operations at a popular hotel located behind the headquarters of the Zone 6 Police Command. The robbers also shot another policeman at the same hotel before making