By Ukung Alawa Members of the Amalgamated Union of Livestock and Agric Produce sellers in northern Cross River state, have accused some officials of the state government of severally attempting to illegally extort livestock dealers coming into the state. This accusation is coming on the heels of a new list of 14 illegal levies that
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Following the ban of codeine containing syrups, the Cross River State Government has inaugurated a Health Emergency Response Team in the state to work in synergy with the State Drug Abuse Control Committee (SDACC). According to the Cross River State Commissioner of Health, Dr. Inyang Asibong and CrossRiverWatch Man Of The Year
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Cross River State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has said that his decision to embark on so many projects despite lean resources in his first term in office is because he does not want to leave any project incomplete or abandoned at the point of his exit from office. Governor
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The APC congress in Cross River state was postponed due to suspicions that the Leader of the party, Pastor Usani Usani may have compromised the congress committee who on arrival acted in a suspicious manner. Led by Senator Owan Enoh and Ntufam Hilliard Eta, National Vice Chairman, South South, leaders and members
By Jonathan Ugbal The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Mr. John Oyegun has constituted a new ward congress committee for Cross River State. The committee is to be headed by Major General AT Umar (rtd) from Nassarawa state and he is billed to organize the congresses which failed to hold on Sunday, May
By Jonathan Ugbal; Government House Correspondent Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has disclosed how his administration is funding the several projects embarked on despite the lean resources accruing to the state. The Governor disclosed this on Tuesday in Calabar during an exclusive interview with CrossRiverWatch’s Agba Jalingo and Ukung Alawa in his office where
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The role of the garments subsector in growth and development of the nation in general and the state in particular cannot be over emphasized. The garments subsector is important in economic and social terms as it creates jobs and wealth and contributes to earning of foreign exchange for many countries . One
By Ushang Ewa The ward congresses of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Cross River failed to hold across the eighteen local government areas of the state with confusion trailing the conduct. CrossRiverWatch gathered that the Ward Congress Committee led by Mr. Stanley Ekezie had upon arrival in Calabar on Friday evening, agreed to shift