By Jonathan Ugbal; Government House Correspondent The Cross River State Government has announced a partnership with Lafarge Africa, which now operates UNICEM for the construction of affordable homes for the displaced people of Bakassi Peninsula. This follows nearly a decade of reported neglect and abandonment after the Peninsula was ceded to Cameroun by an ICJ
By Ushang Ewa The local government caucuses of the PDP in the Northern and Central senatorial districts have begun preparations for the forthcoming congresses of the party with the Northern caucus endorsing incumbent governor Ben Ayade for a second term trusted sources told CrossRiverWatch. CrossRiverWatch also gathered from reliable sources that Ayade is planning a
By CrossRiverWatch admin Two officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC have been confirmed dead after there were shot by an armed policeman in Calabar and are now in the morgue CrossRiverWatch can report authoritatively. CrossRiverWatch gathered that some armed policemen yesterday at about 7pm mounted a road block just by the
By Our Correspondent The Cross River Government has budgeted the sum of N1.7 Billion for the establishment of a Food Bank Commission in the state. This was disclosed by the state governor, Senator Ben Ayade while receiving a delegation from HB Heritage Bank led by its Coordinator of the Home Grown School Feeding Program, Mr.
By Kingsley Charles Erudite campus journalist and Publisher of crossriverdaily.com, Comrade Onun Endurance has picked the nomination form to contest as President in the 2016 Students Union Government (SUG) election of the University of Calabar, UNICAL. Comrade Endurance who was yesterday accompanied by some union stakeholders on campus to the office of the CUECO (Calabar
By Jonathan Ugbal The Special Adviser on Petroleum to Cross River Governor, Ben Ayade, Bonny Ishamali has tongue lashed a one time National Publicity Secretary of the PDP and currently APC Chieftain, Venatius Ikem for suggesting there is “motion and no movement” in Ayade’s administration. Bonny stated this, Monday in Calabar while reacting to a
By CrossRiverWatch admin To boost the economy of Cross River State, the Management of Tinapa Business Resort and the Cliqit, an e-commerce business management and development platform, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to organize the ‘world largest Trade Fair’ in Calabar, the state capital. The Trade Fair, where not less than 10,000 vendors
By Jonathan Ugbal; Government House Correspondent Cross River governor, Ben Ayade, Friday in Calabar said he views himself not as governor but as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (MD/CEO) of the State while disclosing plans on ensuring adequate power supply for the industries coming into the state. “The issue of been a governor