By CrossRiverWatch Admin Facts are beginning to emerge why indigenes of Obudu local government area of northern Cross River Tuesday, came out en masse for a rally to ensure the growth and development of the area. CrossRiverWatch gathered that appointees of the Governor, Senator Ben Ayade were the first to throw up the idea of
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent The Cross River State Government says it has concluded plans to float a shipping line as provided for in its revised 2016 budget with the 2017 budget to include provisions for wharf landing where fabrications will be carried out. The governor, Senator Ben Ayade also says he will
By Our Correspondent Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade says the proposed Calas Vegas city to be located at Twins Island in the state is a heritage of legendary Scottish missionary, Mary Slessor. Ayade disclosed this in an interview with government house correspondents shortly after a tour and inspection of the Twins island where
By Ushang Ewa The immediate past Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice in Cross River State, Barrister Attah Ochinke has turned down an appointment from Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade as the Chairman of the Cross River State Diaspora Fund Board. Ochinke who served as the Chief Law Officer of the state under Governor
By Jonathan Ugbal; Government House Correspondent A South Korean firm, Kingline Integrated Power Development Limited Tuesday, approached the Cross River State government for land acquisition to build a 550 MegaWatts, MW gas fired power plant in the state. This comes on the heels of several Memorandum of Understandings and Expression of Interest from several companies
By Jonathan Ugbal and Ashie Osor The Cross River State government says it has obtained exploration licences for mineral resources from the federal government. The licences includes quarry lease for granite, exploration licence for limestone, clay and shale as well as reconnaissance permit. “Today, we thank the federal government for understanding that states should have
By Inyali Peter The victory of Mr. Godwin Obaseki the All Progressive Congress, APC candidate in the just concluded gubernatorial elections in Edo State election is the final burial for the People’s Democratic Party, PDP in the South South Geopolitical zone of the country says Odey Ochicha, the APC’s guber candidate in the 2015 guber
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Ahead of the December 9, 2016 date set aside by the Supreme Court for its ruling on a pre-election case of age falsification filed by Barrister Joe Agi against Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade, the Cross River State Chapter of The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) says it is