By Our Correspondent The Cross River State governor, Senator Ben Ayade is set to give out 100 Kia Rio cars, on May 29 on hire purchase to civil servants in the state under a car ownership scheme of the government. The extended dateline for the Car Ownership Scheme ended at noon today. The governor initially
By Ogar Monday The Cross River State Government said it has set for itself the target of producing 500, 000 metric tons of cocoa on a yearly basis to help in economic diversification and add to already depleting federal allocation. The State Commissioner for Agriculture, Professor Augustine Eneji made the disclosure at a stakeholders meeting
By Our Reporter The Management of Paradise Musical and Festival Award (PMFA) has officially unveiled the logo for her 2016 event at a ceremony held at the James Henshaw Foundation Building in Calabar, the Cross River State Capital. Speaking with our correspondent, Mr. Charles Simeon, Project Manager of PMFA said that this year’s event will
By Our Reporter Officers of the Nigeria Police Force in the Divisional Headquarters, Obudu live and operate in dilapidated barracks and offices unfit for human habitation CrossRiverWatch investigations reveal. The station and barracks located opposite the local government council secretariat along Ranch road has been operational since 1979 and has since remained so without structural
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