By Our Transport Correspondent Following months of complaints by motorists plying the Calabar – Itu federal highway, the road has been rehabilitated CrossRiverWatch authoritatively reports. CrossRiverWatch had reported in September that the Niger Delta Development Commission had begun the rehabilitation of the Highway with two contractors; Zenith construction handling repair work from Odukpani junction to
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello Monday in Lokoja directed that a Cross Riverian Osang Moses be immediately employed into the state’s civil service following his commitment to teaching students at Government Day Secondary School (GDSS) Adankolo for four years after he completed his National Youth Service Scheme in 2012. Governor Bello gave
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 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
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Twelve days after the Senate cleared Chief Okoi Obono Obla, Cross River, South South, as a non-Executive Commissioner on the governing board of the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, it has made a dramatic turn by dropping his name from the list of successful nominees sent to President Muhammadu Buhari. Obono Obla’s name
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Sources close to the Senator representing Cross River Central in the 8th Assembly, John Enoh have confirmed to CrossRiverWatch that he will on December 4, 2016 commence the first phase of the payment of the SSCE registration fees of about 4,000 constituents. Senator Enoh according to the source will also pay the
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent The representative of Angola, Neurite Mendes is the maiden Miss Africa after she pipped 17 other contestants to the crown Saturday night at the Calabar International Convention Centre. The 23 year old was already the audience favourite before her eventual announcement as the winner where she won USD25,000 and
By Inyali Peter Following the passage of the bill establishing the Nigeria Peace Corps, the Cross River state Commandant of the corps, Patriot Okweche Dominic has lauded the Nigerian Senate and the national commandant Ambassador Dickson Akoh. Okweche stated this Thursday shortly after the announcement of the passage of the bill where he also charged