By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River State Command of National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency has arrested a 50-year-old man, Marshal De-Souza, for allegedly being in possession of 32 sacks of cannabis sativa in Calabar. The State Commander, Mrs. Anthonia Edeh, disclosed this on Wednesday in a statement in Calabar. She said the suspect was arrested
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Acting Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has ordered the immediate arrest and prosecution of suspected hoodlums and thieves who attacked four Police Pfficers in Ogoja, Cross River State. A statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, DCP Frank Mba, on Tuesday, said that the attacked officers, attached to IGP Intelligence
By Archibong Jeremiah and Philip Agba The Sen. Ben Ayade led administration soon to unbundle policy of “Food On The Table” in Cross River State which has catered for over 6000 appointees in the past 3 years and some months has been likened to an al majeri system. According to Mr. Edo Owan, a Public
By Efa Sunday: Government House Correspondent The Special Assistant to Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River on Commercial Agriculture, Mr. Akuku Ugbani has denied claims that he resigned following a directive from the Governor to all aides to submit their handover notes by Friday, April 26, 2019. Ugbani had reacted to the directive with a
Every ambitious person develops a set of blue prints to guide him or her through the journey to his/her expectations. Senator Benedict Ayade must have proven himself an ambitious and serious minded leader upon his assumption of office, in fact, in his very inauguration ground, he made bold statements about some key signature projects he
By Jonathan Ugbal The Cross River State Primary Health Care Development Agency has released the list of shortlisted candidates to be interviewed for the 1000 vacant positions available. The Director General of the agency, Dr. Betta Edu had told journalists in a press briefing on Thursday that following the approval of Governor Ben Ayade, nearly
By Efa Sunday, Government House Correspondent As Christians across the country celebrate the death and resurrection of the Saviour, Jesus Christ, Cross River State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade, has called on all faithful to imbibe the virtues of peace, love, sacrifice and forgiveness which he said represent the core values of Easter. Ayade who made
It is no longer news that Cross River State paraded the highest number of political appointees between 2015-2019 under the administration of Governor Ben Ayade. Available records states that Ayade had over 6, 000 appointees who were drawing regular salaries from the State Government coffers even without offices, designations and job schedules. The Governor came