By Sylvia Akpan As part of ways to mark the 2023 workers day celebration, the Cross River governor-elect, Prince Bassey Edet Otu has eulogized all the hard-working workers in the State. This was contained in a statement made available to our newsroom. He said “Today, I stand in solidarity with all hardworking workers in Cross
By Archibong Jeremiah A Special Adviser to Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State, Mr. David Ayoka Atim has frowned at a news report alleging that Hon. Patrick Uguge allegedly raped his ward. Men of the Nigeria Police arrested Hon. Uguge yesterday for allegedly rapping his ward following a complaint by Basic Rights Counsel Initiative,
PREAMBLE This paper is provoked by the sad discovery that a vast majority of Cross Riverians appear to have lost faith and or given up on the fact that, we are an oil-bearing state with all the potential to become an oil-producing state, if and when all the politics/issues holding us captive are addressed. Having
Cross River State began the construction of the Obudu Airport a few months before the Ebonyi Airport in Abakaliki, in 2019. Cross River State and Ebonyi State, are at per at the bottom of earnings from the federal allocation FAAC, in Nigeria. Governor Ayade vowed before red cap chiefs in Obudu that if he doesn’t
By Sylvia Akpan The incoming deputy governor of Cross River State, Hon. Peter Odey has stated that work without rest is inimical to maximum function of the body. He shared his thoughts on the need to have maximum rest for optimum results on his Facebook wall. According to him, rest is inevitable. “As humans, it
By Leadership Newspaper Can you tell us a little about your early childhood? I had a humble beginning, in a strict home. My father was always on a journey with Scottish missionaries and my mum was a teacher. Of course, there was no way one would have escaped from going to school. I had a
By Judex Okoro, Daily Sun The Cross River State All Progressives Congress (APC) stakeholders have raised the alarm over the incumbent 18 local government Chairmen’s insistence that Governor Ben Ayade should conduct of council elections before the May 29 handover. The stakeholders wondered why the council chairmen should be mounting pressure on Governor Ben Ayade
By CrossRiverWatch Admin A borehole infrastructure in Wanikom, Yala LGA, Cross River State has collapsed. Our newsroom gathered that the borehole which is to be powered by solar system was meant to be commissioned yesterday before collapsing. CrossRiverWatch is yet to confirm the MDA that is implementing the project and the contractor involved. See pictures: