By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent 21 year old Motswanan, Gaseangwe Balopi from Botswana has been crowned as the second Miss Africa beauty queen on climate change. Citizens of Botswana are known as Batswana, with ‘Ba’ meaning ‘the people of’. (The singular is Motswana.) Balopi who pipped 24 others to clinch the coveted crown which includes USD30,000 prize
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The National Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has granted the Cross River State Government a power generation license for the construction of a 528MW floating power plant in the state. The license was handed over to a delegation from Cross River led by the state governor, Senator Ben Ayade in a brief ceremony
By Our Correspondent Cross River State governor, Senator Ben Ayade, has promised to pursue with vigor, his administration’s industrialization agenda by ensuring the actual commencement of the construction of the Bakassi Deep Seaport and the 260-kilometer Calabar-Bekwarra-Katsina-Ala Super Highway in 2017. Ayade who spoke in his New Year message signed by his Senior Special Assistant
By Ushang Ewa Information reaching CrossRiverWatch suggests that the management of the state owned Cross River University of Technology (CRUTECH) has placed a ban on Tricycle operators within the varsity’s premises. The ban according to sources will begin Wednesday, June 29, 2016 with sources citing security reasons as the cause for the ban which one
By CrossRiverWatch admin The Chief of the Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, has approved the redeployment of 61 senior officers of flag ranks in the Nigerian Navy including the Flag Officer Commanding, FOC of the Eastern Naval Command in Calabar, Admiral Babalola who has been replaced by Rear Admiral AS Abdulkadir. The change of
By Archibong Jeremiah The People Democratic Party, PDP Cross River State Chapter Chairman, Ntufam John Okon has been awarded the best performing political leader of the state by the members of Akamkpa Students Union. Receiving the award, the PDP party chairman commended the students for deeming it fit to present him an award. He also
by crossriverwatch admin As criticisms continue to trail the approval by the Cross River State House of Assembly for the government to raise a N40b Bond, the governor has explained that the Bond is not to raise fresh loans but to renegotiate the existing debt and spread the repayment period over a reasonable time and
by crossriverwatch admin Mr. Boniface Nzama, a journalist with the Leadership newspaper has died barely a month after another journalist, Mr. Jude Okwe of Thisday Newspaper passed on. Mr. Nzama who is about 45 years old died last Sunday morning. Before his death, he had worked with the South South Express and later became the