By CrossRiverWatch Admin Gesila, a community in Assiga, Yakurr Local Government Area of Cross River State has celebrated Dame Gesila Khan, the Resident Electoral Commissioner REC, in the state and bestowed her with a chieftaincy title for bearing same name with the community. It will be recalled that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in
By Emmanuel Unah Senator Ben Ayade, the Cross River State governor has said that he married his wife as a virgin which is the pride of Africans who value the virtues of virginity and chastity. Senator Ayade who made the disclosure in Calabar (today) Thursday while delivering a lecture on the HIV/AIDS scourge to mark
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Calabar Division of the Federal High Court has sentenced to life imprisonment no fewer than 16 suspected vandals who were charged with adulterating 100 tonnes of diesel. The suspects were also ordered to forfeit to the federal government, their vessel MV ALEZZA LILAH which they used for the operation. A statement
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River today (Thursday) inaugurated the `Calabar Municipal Garden’ which will serve as the 2016 Calabar Carnival village, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. Ayade said that the village was chosen because it was central and accessible to residents and tourists. The governor said the village would
By CrossRiverWatch Admin As part of the rewards for the successful organization of the Miss Africa Pageant, the governor of Cross River State, Senator Ben Ayade today announced Mr. Mathias Amgbah who handled the social media component of the Miss Africa Pageant which just ended in Calabar, as his Senior Special Assistant on Web and
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River state Government has commenced recruitment of personnel into its Homeland security corps. A statement issued yesterday in Calabar by Mr. Christian Ita, the Senior special assistant on Media and Chief Press Secretary to the state Governor, Senator Ben Ayade, said the recruitment exercise is being done in collaboration with
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Cross River State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has maintained that motivation remains the surest way of getting the best out of young people who are taking the right decisions. The governor made this assertion while announcing the sum of N10million for his Senior Special Assistant, Events, Mr. Tom Ikpeme for effectively packaging
By CrossRiverWatch Winner of the maiden edition of Miss Africa, Calabar 2016, and Miss Angola, Loretta Mendez has been formally presented with a star prize of Ford SUV Jeep and a USD25,000 cash by the initiator of the pageant and Governor of Cross River State, Senator Ben Ayade. Carrying out the presentation ceremony at his