By Clement Oto-Obong Members of Mountain Cinema Nigeria (MCN) have been advised to continue the good work of promoting the Cross River narrative in the entertainment world by the management of Cross River State Newspaper Corporation, publishers of Nigerian and Weekend Chronicle. The General Manager, Mr. Emmanuel Akpong, gave the advice recently in his office
By Archibong Jeremiah Members of the All Progressive Congress, APC political ward 11, Calabar South Local Government Area; Cross River State have inaugurated their Elders Forum Executives. Chairman of the inauguration, Barrister Helen Effiom who is also the Chairman Calabar South Elders Forum described the forum as a team made up of reputable individuals that
By Archibong Jeremiah The Paramount Ruler of the Efut Nation and Calabar South, His Royal Majesty, Muri Munene, Effiong Mbukpa has reiterated that the Efuts are not under the Efiks nor Quas as presumed by many but are equals. The rebuttal which was made recently in an interview with our reporter followed rounds of rumors
By Odey Ojeka Two young men from Utom Ijiman, Ugep in Yakurr local government area of Cross River State have been held for stealing fifteen pieces of timber on Christmas day, 25th of December 2015. The suspects, Eteng Nsoni and Junior popularly known as AKBC, who are both natives of Utom Ijiman, Ugep were caught
By Jonathan Ugbal; Government House Correspondent Cross River State governor Benedict Ayade has approved the appointment of Dr. Ukam Edodi as the new Chairman of the State Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The appointment comes less than a month after the resignation of the former Chairman, Dr. Peter Oti whom CrossRiverWatch reported recently to be having
By Ogar Monday/Oto-Bong Clement Mountain Cinema Nigeria, a theater and movie production company based in Calabar, the Cross River State capital has staged a play in honor of a missionary and change agent Mary Mitchell Slessor in Okoyong, Odukpani Local Government Area. The play which depicts the life and conditions of twins in pre-Slessor’s Okoyong,
By Archibong Jeremiah The Special Adviser (SA) to the Cross River State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade on Job Placement, Mr. Ejemot Jesse has disclosed to CrossRiverWatch that 60% of Cross River youths are not employed. The SA who recently made the disclosure in an interview with our reporter maintained that the percentage according to the
By CrossRiverWatch admin Governor of Cross River State, Senator Ben Ayade, on Wednesday drove out and left behind Executive Chairmen of the 18 LGAs and state officials of the Inter-Party Advisory Council, IPAC, who had called in his office to see him. CrossRiverWatch learnt that, having shelved a planned protest to the PDP office in