By CrossRiverWatch admin Former Deputy Governor of Cross River state, Late Dr. Matthias Oko Offoboche, will begin his final journey home on the 30th November 2015, with the arrival of his corpse from the United States of America, where he died. According to a statement by his first son, Prof. Oko Offoboche on his facebook
With the hype, support and endorsement of the superhighway come and gone, it’s time we talk about the reality of our roads in Cross River state. Since the new mapping of the Superhighway now routes through Etung Local government rather than Ikom as earlier mapped, then over 70% of the state will have to live
By Archibong Jeremiah, House Of Assembly Correspondent The Cross River State Social Housing Scheme Law 2015 which has been consented to by the State Governor Senator Ben Ayade has been described as a legislative blue print to help achieve the 5000 housing units project proposed by the Governor and other infrastructural developmental plans. The assertion
Suave, well-groomed, brilliant former governor of Cross River State, Donald Duke, is reporter’s delight any day. He is perhaps the only governor who, after leaving office, has kept his cool and kept a safe distance from controversy. His works when he was governor of the state still speak for him. His Tinapa Initiative brought the
By CrossRiverWatch admin CrossRiverWatch has gathered that tragedy struck Calabar South on Saturday, where a petrol tanker was said to have crushed a man in his late twenties, after offloading its content, Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) in a filling station. The incident, according to our investigators, happened shortly after two tankers loaded with PMS went
By CrossRiverWatch admin The Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), Mr. Danladi Umar, has signed the warrant for the arraignment of six former governors for falsifying their assets declaration forms. The six former governors, according to investigation conducted by Nation Newspaper, include ex-Benue State governor, Gabriel Suswam, and Cross River State, Liyel Imoke.
By CrossRiverWatch admin The war of words between aides of the Cross River State governor and critics of the government who say the Ayade administration is not forthcoming with information about the proposed Public Private Partnership, PPP for the Calabar Deep Sea Port, has continued unabated online. Rights activist and APC chieftain, Barrister Obono Obla
By Frank Edima The Niger Delta Development Commission NDDC yesterday commenced a “free health care mission” in Bakassi Local Government of Cross River state. The Free Health Care Mission was organized by the NDDC in partnership with Pro-Health International and Efik Community in Diaspora. The Chairman of Bakassi Local Government Area, Mrs. Edisua Usang Iso,