By Our Correspondent In a bid to re-energize and increase footfalls into the famous Obudu ranch resort as well as provide access to produce markets, Cross River State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade, weekend, flagged off construction work on a 134 kilometers Mfom-Okpoma-Imaje-Bekwarra-Obudu-Obanliku dual carriage road. The construction of the Federal road which will traverse the
By CrossRiverWatch admin In an attempt to encourage rice production in the country and to attain self sufficiency in food production by 2019, the Central Bank of Nigeria has disbursed about N3 billion to the Cross River State Government to support Anchor Borrowers Farmers who are involved in rice farm cultivation in the state. Central
By CrossRiverWatch admin The University of Calabar has sacked the embattled Bursar of the institution, Mr. Peter Agi who has been having a running battle with the Vice Chancellor of the school, Professor Zana Akpagu. In a letter from the school authority to the Bursar, Council accused him of insurbordination and breach of other substantive
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The failure of the Cross River state government to extend the approval of a new remuneration to the state law officers having done same for the magistracy since May 2015, is generating ripples that may lead to an industrial action. In a notice of strike action dated November 1, 2016 to the
By CrossRiverWatch Admin There was a mild drama at the head office of the Cross River State Newspaper Corporation, publishers of the Nigerian CHRONICLE and Weekend CHRONICLE Monday, when an error from Government House led to the media outfit having two general managers (GM). Emmanuel Akpong, a veteran journalist was appointed last year as acting
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade Wednesday promised to build a Governor’s lodge in Ikom local government area and kicked off the governor’s cup in the first event of his 5 day tour of the central and northern senatorial districts in the state Ayade also promised to further add
By Jonathan Ugbal The state owned Rovers football club of Calabar will henceforth play its home matches in the newly constructed Ikom township stadium says Cross River Sports Commissioner, Asu Okang. Asu disclosed this in an interview with AIT’s Rasheed Olanrewaju Wednesday in Ikom where he also explained the reason behind the newly launched “Thumps
By Ada Andor (photo credit: Godwin Apple) A maid working for a senior lecturer at the Federal College of Education, Obudu, Cross River State has been seriously brutalized by the wife of the lecturer and the little girl is presently receiving treatment at the Sacred Heart Hospital in Obudu. CrossRiverWatch gathered that on the night