By Ikwen Atuaka An unnamed man, Monday in Obudu local government area of northern Cross River State bolted away with an unknown sum he snatched from an unsuspecting user of the Automated Teller Machine (ATM). The event, witnessed by this reporter occurred outside the ATM gallery of the First Bank of Nigeria branch close to
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent The Cross River State Government, Tuesday in Obudu local government commissioned a 3 megawatt diesel fired electricity generating plant in Obudu launching a ‘willing seller, willing buyer’ initiative to supply electricity to about 3,000 consumers. The governor, Senator Ben Ayade, represented by his deputy, Professor Ivara Esu while commissioning
By Jonathan Ugbal The remains of the immediate past Provost of the Federal College of Education, Obudu, Eugene Ibli, was laid to rest Saturday, in his native Ohong village in Obudu local government. Ibli, who served as Provost of the institution from 2011 till 2015 passed away on Wednesday April 20, 2016 after a brief
By CrossRiverWatch admin Governor Ayade has just incorporated Callywood and has appointed Hollywood Meets Nollywood Cross River State born filmmaker, Egor Efiok, to run it. CrossRiverWatch reported a few months ago that Egor won an Award Of Excellence in Hollywood and shared photos of her award and the event. We are pleased to see Governor
By Ogar Monday, House of Assembly Correspondent The Cross River State House of Assembly was Tuesday forced to postpone its plenary due to power outage, just as the House was deliberating on the proposed Grazing Reserve Bill at the National Assembly. The power failure occurred while members were deliberating on the item “Matters of Urgent
By CrossRiverWatch admin “Our target is to create 500 to 1,000 jobs in the first 100 days. We will sanction errant civil servants who fail to be in their offices by 8.10 a.m.”… Ben Ayade (June 1, 2015) Cross River Governor, Ben Ayade, will like his counterparts elected in the 2015 general elections, across the
By CrossRiverWatch admin The Cross River Government has promised to offer free surgery to more than 80 patients suffering from Vesico Vaginal Fistula (VVF) as the World marks the VVF Day on May 23rd. Dr. Inyang Asibong, the state Commissioner for Health, disclosed this on Friday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria
By CrossRiverWatch admin Special Marshals in Calabar have raised the alarm over the increasing number of fake driving licences paraded by drivers in the Cross River State capital. The Special Marshals, who went round major motor parks on sensitisation campaign against the use of fake driving licences, worn-out tyres and vehicle overloading, noted that the