By Ikwen Atuaka Traditional leaders in the Bette speaking axis of Obudu local government area, Tuesday, carried out a traditional cleansing of the land and sensitization in a bid to put an end to the menace posed by gangsters of late. The cleansing which according to Chief Felix Okudare is a longstanding tradition and norm
By Jonathan Ugbal Staff of the Primary HealthCare departments across the 18 local government areas of Cross River State have called on the governor, Senator Ben Ayade to immediately direct their transfer to the newly created Primary Healthcare Development Agency (PHCDA). This is even as only few PHC workers know such an agency exists at
By CrossRiverWatch admin The member representing Ogoja state constituency in the Cross River State House of Assembly, Hon. Peter Odey has concluded his maiden edition of the Peter Odey football competition for under 18 students of secondary schools in Ogoja. The competition had a total of 42 participating schools with government secondary school Igoli, ogoja
The 260km super highway project popularly called “signature project’’ is one of the infrastructural development initiatives of the Governor of Cross River State, Senator (Prof.) Ben Ayade. In his inaugural speech as Governor of the state, on the 29th of May, 2015, with the entire world as his witness, he announced the conceptualization of two
By Aplefe Ojong Cross Riverians and road users living along and plying the Ugep-Alesi section of the Calabar-Ikom highway have complained about the pace of rehabilitation work on that section of the road currently been handled by SERMATECH Nigeria limited. This is coming less than a month after the construction company began asphalting the road,
By Laureta Akpan Transport fares across Cross River State have risen astronomically following the lingering scarcity of fuel with almost all the fueling stations selling almost double the regulated N86 and N86.50k for major and independent marketers respectively CrossRiverWatch can authoritatively report. Findings revealed that excluding the NNPC fuelling stations in Calabar, Ikom and Ogoja
By Inyali Peter, Calabar The gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Cross River State in the last general election, Mr. Odey Ochicha has challenged the state governor Senator Ben Ayade to face governance and stop the promises which he described as “noise”. Ochicha who made the call recently during a private visit
By Ushang Ewa The Vehicle Inspection Officers (VIO) team posted to Obudu and operating along the Indi-Abeb and Bebuagbong axis of the Obudu-Utugwang-Abuochiche road now demand between 50 to 100 Naira daily from commercial and private motorcyclists and motorists respectively, as ‘Pass’ CrossRiverWatch can authoritatively report. Investigations by CrossRiverWatch reveal that the said team which