By Patrick Obia Stakeholders have enjoined Cross Riverians to save the future from hunger by embracing Agriculture. This was the take home message from keynote speakers and good will messages in a one-day Agro Industrialization Summit held at Transcorp Hotel, Calabar, with the theme: “Promoting Agricultural Value Chain To Boost Economic Development, Food Sufficiency And
From the fits and starts of intervening Civilian and Military rule of decades past, democracy finally settled and stabilized in Nigeria in I999. Since then, to present day it has been unbroken civilian rule. It is therefore a given and common sense that when Cross Riverians talk of ZONING OF THE GOVERNORSHIP OF THE STATE,
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Cross River State Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade has opened the Construction and Fabrication Academy of West Africa, Calabar. He opened the institution on his 53 birthday. The commissioning marks the beginning of academic activities in the institution. See pictures below.
By Agency Report The Cross River Health Insurance Agency said it plans to use drones to deliver health materials to rural areas. The agency’s Director-General, Godwin Iyala, who disclosed this on Monday in Calabar, said the scheme would kick off on March 9. “Governor Ben Ayade has also approved March 9 as the flag-off date
The Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) has been at the helm of affairs in Cross River State since 1999. But, it has been embroiled crisis in recent times and the conflict may affect its chances in future elections. The major opposition party, the All Progressive Congress (APC), is equally destabilised by internal squabbling. Nsa Gill of
By Archibong Jeremiah Aisha Yesufu, a Nigerian socio-political activist, and co-convener of the Bring Back Our Girls Movement has tackled the Cross River State Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade for advertising that he is working. The activist went head-on with the Governor when she gave keynote speech at the 2021 NBA Week Calabar. She asserted that,
The Supreme Court made no consequential order, so Stephen Odey is still the Senator. By consequential order you mean the Supreme Court needed to make a pronouncement like Stephen Odey is no longer the Senator or Jarigbe Agom should be sworn in or something like that. Ok. So, since the Supreme Court didn’t say anything
By CrossRiverWatch Admin An appointee of Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State, Mr. Freeman Godwin has threatened to commit suicide over non payment of salary after his appointment. Freeman, whose designation is not known as at time of this report is heard in a video made available by Phylo Modlin, screaming “When it is