By Okwo Kerry The Chairman of the Cross River State Commercial Transport Regulatory Agency, CTRA Mr. Mfon Bassey, has revealed to CrossRiverWatch that since his office gave ultimatum of 30 days to all unregistered taxis in the State metropolis to do the mandatory accreditation with the government, only 16 have met the requirements and 50
By CrossRiverWatch admin The visit of President Muhammadu Buhari to Cross River State for the groundbreaking ceremony for the 260km dual carriage superhighway has been postponed. A statement signed by, Mr. Christian Ita, the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Ben Ayade, said the decision to postpone the ceremony was communicated to the governor in a
Our Position BY GLOBAL SHAPERS COMMUNITY CALABAR THE ISSUE A high proportion, about 66% of families in Cross River State do not have necessary immovable assets (Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey, 2013) that are crucial to improving their quality of life. People work hard to earn the financial capacity to own homes, businesses and land
By Archibong Jeremiah, House Of Assembly Correspondent The Cross River State House of Assembly today approved Governor Ayade’s request to loan 30 Billion Naira from Zenith Bank and United Bank of Africa (UBA). Members who were summoned back from recess to seat this afternoon because of the urgency behind the loan, said the interruption of
By CrossRiverWatch admin The national leadership of the All Progressives Congress, APC has risen in stout defence of an earlier rejection to join the unity government proposed by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP government of Senator Ben Ayade in Cross River state. The party said the ruling PDP government was deficient in so many ways
By Monday Ogar Motorist in Calabar, the Cross River State capital have complained over what they described as Governor Ayade’s blind eye to the increasing traffic menace in Calabar, especially at the Total Roundabout. The traffic congestion which is as a result of the dysfunctional traffic lights has made life hard for motorist and commuters
By Jeremiah Archibong Mr. Uchenna Joseph Obilonu of No. 4 Akpanim Street, Off Goldie Road, Calabar South has been shot dead by unknown group of armed men. The incident occurred at his one room self contained apartment at about 8:45pm last, Wednesday, 9th September 2015. The lawyer whose firm manages the property, James Ibor, Esq.
By Jeremiah Archibong The Paramount Ruler of Calabar South LGA and King of the Efuts in Cross River State, His Royal Majesty, Muri Munene Effiong Mbukpa has called on the Ayade led State Government to swiftly intervene in the matter between him and Prof. Hogan Ita, a factional Muri Munene. The King who is backed