By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Federal Government and Cross River State have launched the waste-to-wealth program aimed at generating employment and manage waste in the state. Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, laid the foundation for the project at the weekend at Idundu Industrial Layout, Calabar, where the dumpsite is domiciled. The program, according
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River Government, with support from a private consortium would on February 8 flag off a three-day table tennis championship to discover new talents, support sports and quality education. Orok Duke, Chairman, Cross River Sports Commission, who disclosed this Sunday to sports writers, said the Calabar Primary/Secondary Schools Table Tennis Championship
By Ogar Monday Organizers of the Nigerian Writers Award(NWA) have announced Cross River born MC,TV host and comedienne Wofai Samuel as host of the 2017 Nigeria Writers Awards to be held on the 19th of February at the Ace Olivia, Lagos City Mall. Making the announcement on their Instagram page, NWA said “Nigerian Writers Award
By CrossRiverWatch Admin A federal lawmaker from Cross River state, Honorable Legor Idagbo has accused the President of dictatorship over the government’s approach to public protests compared to the previous administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan. Honorable Legor Idagbo, (PDP Obudu/Obanliku/Bekwara Federal Constituency) in response to a post by Princewill Odidi, a Cross River born
By CrossRiverWatch Admin I got a call in the morning of Thursday, February 2 from Architect Njor Ntangha Tabi, a staff of Federal Government Girls College, Calabar. He sounded agitated, frightened and incoherent. He was trying to say something about DSS, students, teachers, beatings, bullets and gunshots. I tried calming him down but it wasn’t
By CrossRiverWatch Admin This is a rejoinder to the article titled ” Governor Ayade: Still on the Trail of “Investors “! ” posted by Barrister Venatius Ikem on his facebook timeline on Saturday 4th Febraury, 2017 at about 11am. In the said write up, Barr. Ikem raised a few pungent issues. I want to put
By Our Correspondent Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River state is expected to depart London for South Africa tomorrow where he is scheduled to hold a high level meeting with investors in the Agriculture sector and infracstructure development in the state. The governor is also expected to leave South Africa after the meeting and return
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River State government has commenced negotiations with communities in the northern town of Obudu which is to house the Obudu New City. The New Cities Development Commissioner, George Ekpungu led a team recently to sensitize the locals and chiefs of Ipong ward in Obudu local government area on the project.