By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River has blamed the failure of the over USD400 million Tinapa premier business and leisure resort project to drive the State’s economy as many had hoped on its concept which relied heavily on the federal government. Mr. Ayade stated this Wednesday in Calabar during
By Efa Sunday and Andy Mba The former Vice Chancellor of the Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti, Professor Akin Oyebode has said that as Nigeria heads for the general polls in the first quarter of 2019, the future of democracy in the country is on the line. Oyebode stated this while delivering the keynote address at
By Ushang Ewa The Cross River State command of the Nigerian Police Force has rescued a kidnap victim, Mr. Uyime Akaniyene Udo. Udo, a taxi driver, was kidnapped on Saturday, November 17 along eight (8) miles axis in Calabar, the State capital. And, the local police spokesperson, Mrs. Irene Ugbo told CrossRiverWatch that men of
By David Nsa An ex Chief Judge of Cross River State, Justice Dorathy Eyamba-Idem, the wife of the younger brother to Governor Ben Ayade, Mrs. Elizabeth Ayade were last week awarded by the alumni of the Edgerley Memorial Girls Secondary School for their contributions to the development of the institution and humanity. The awards presentation
By Jonathan Ugbal An intelligence officer of the Nigerian Army attached to the 13 Motorized Infantry Brigade, has slumped and died in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. The officer whom CrossRiverWatch gathered was a Staff Sergeant, is said to have been participating in the Exercise Crocodile Smile III; a training exercise for officers and
By CrossRiverWatch Admin No fewer than four cases of child abuse were recorded between November 11 to 14, 2018 in Cross River State a statement from a nongovernmental organisation, Basic Rights Counsel Initiative says. BRCI disclosed this in a statement issued last week, where it also solicited the support of the public to curb the
By Elijah Ugani, Philip Agba and Rose Ofem The Cross River State government has stated its readiness to address the challenge of counterpart funding in the 2019 budget. The Commissioner, Ministry of International Development Commission, Mr. Francis Ettah stated this on Wednesday during the United Nations Sustainable Development Framework (UNSDPFl 2018 end of year review
By Jonathan Ugbal The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved the sum of NGN14.014 billion for the rehabilitation of the Odukpani – Akpet central section of the Calabar – Ikom – Katsina-Ala highway in Cross River State. The total length of the distance to be rehabilitated is 73 kilometers and the project among others