By Jonathan Ugbal; Government House Correspondent The bill to create the Nigeria Soil Institute if passed by the 8th National Assembly will aid in Nigeria’s move from subsistence agricultural practices to large scale production says Cross River’s deputy governor Ivara Esu. Esu made this call in an interview with Radio Nigeria’s Zacheus Babalola on the
By Our Correspondent For the goodness of God in the life of the National Vice Chairman, South-South, of the All Progressive Congress, APC Mr. Hilliard Eta, members of the party in his Ward (Ward 5, Calabar Municipality) have organized a thanksgiving service in his honor. The service which held Sunday morning at the St. Charles
By Our Reporter Journalists in Cross River State have been reminded that their task as news writers has placed on them a huge duty as authors, organizers and decision makers without whom many stories may never be told. This reminder was given on Saturday at the continuing CrossRiverWatch capacity building trainings in Calabar, by Governor
By Archibong Jeremiah The Paramount Ruler of Akamkpa Local Government Area, the Cross River State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Ntufam John Okon among other sons and daughters of Akamkpa, have been inducted into the Community’s Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame award ceremony was organized by Stand Out International Magazine published
By Our Correspondent The decision of the immediate past administration of Cross River State led by Senator Liyel Imoke to privatize general hospitals in the northern senatorial district continues to raise dust, over one year after the agreement was signed with mixed reactions still trailing it, just as incumbent governor Ben Ayade has publicly spoken
By Archibong Jeremiah There was a brief altercation in the office of the Cross River State Commissioner for Youths and Sports Development, Mr. Asu Okang, on his first day in office where he chastised the State Chairman of National Youth Council of Nigeria, NYCN Benard Okori for informing him that the NYCN Head Office in
By Clement Oto-Obong Okpo Rekordz, a Calabar based record label has launched its fourth album, a twenty eight (28) tracks album titled “Welcome 2 Bateba” over the weekend at Jasper Night Club Calabar, the Cross River State capital. Speaking with CrossRiverWatch during the event, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the record label, Idongesit Eddy
By Our Correspondent Following the successful installation of all the components of the first ultra-modern monorail in West Africa that spans the Calabar International Conference Center (CICC) to the Tinapa Business and Leisure Resort, Cross River state Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has disclosed his determination to extend the facility to the Margaret Ekpo International Airport,