By Archibong Jeremiah, House Of Assembly Correspondent The member representing Boki 2 State Constituency in the Cross River State House of Assembly, Hon. Hilary Bisong has made available one million naira to be distributed as loan for the first twenty (20) of his constituents to register and operate a business account with UNICAL Micro Finance
By Ogar Monday The Cross River State Government has reiterated its commitment to eradicate HIV/AIDS in the State as well as support victims and champion educational programs against the spread of the dreaded virus. The State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade gave this assurance Monday morning while during the walk to mark the 2015 worlds HIV/AIDS
By Our Reporter Online journalists in Cross River State have been admonished to imbibe the culture of news verification, accuracy, fairness and balance in their reportage. This admonition was given by a senior journalist and Vanguard Newspaper reporter, Mr. Ike Uche while speaking at the third edition of CrossRiverWatch capacity building training held at her
By CrossRiverWatch admin The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Gabriel Olonisakin, has charged officers and soldiers of the Nigerian Army to evolve ways that would enhance professionalism in the force. Olonisakin gave the charge on Wednesday while declaring open the 2015 Fourth Quarter `Research and Development’ Conference of the Nigerian Army Training and Doctrine
By Archibong Jeremiah A Cross River State High Court sitting in Calabar presided over by Hon. Justice Elias Abuo has convicted one Okem Benjamin, of rape and sentenced him to life imprisonment for repeatedly defiling a 12 year old girl over a period. In his judgment, Justice Abuo also lambasted the guardian of the innocent
By Our Reporter Ike Uche, journalist with Vanguard Newspaper is set to grace the third edition of CrossRiverWatch capacity building training for online journalists in the State. Mr. Ike will be teaching attendees on the various “Types of News Writing, Advantages and Disadvantages”. The session will expose the trainees to the various forms and/or types
By Our Correspondent The Governor of Cross River, Senator Ben Ayade has expressed satisfaction with the quality of job at the garment factory, even as he urged the contractor to step up the pace in order to meet the expected target. Ayade stated this when he paid an unscheduled visit to the factory site shortly
By Jonathan Ugbal; Government House Correspondent Cross River Governor, Senator Benedict Ayade, again pushed the expectations of Cross Riverians from his administration, higher with the promise of a Chinese City and a University focused on Agriculture. Ayade who has been out of the state for around a month revealed this to government house correspondents shortly