By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent The remains of late Deputy Governor of the old Cross River State, Mathias Offoboche has been laid to rest in his hometown Okuku in Yala local government area with past and serving governors of the state as well as Akwa Ibom state attending the burial rites. Cross River’s governor,
On the 27th day of May, 2009 the immediate past Governor of Cross River State, Sen. Liyel Imoke gave executive assent to the bill for a “Law to protect the rights of a child and for other related matters, 2009”. The said enactment is now popularly known as the Child Rights Law of Cross River
By CrossRiverWatch admin The Odey Adamade Foundation has informed CrossRiverWatch that they will be putting smiles on the faces of less privileged people in Obudu local government council this Yuletide season. The foundation will be distributing food items to the less privileged across the ten political wards in Obudu on the 22nd of December 2015.
By Ogar Linus In what may be described as a move to checkmate the growing gangsterism, otherwise known as cultism and illegal extortion by revenue agents in Obudu local government area, the community relations officer to the governor, Mr. Emmanuel Akwagiobe, says he will work with the Commercial Cyclists Union as well as liaise with
By Our Correspondent A former governor of Cross River State, Chief Clement Ebri has assured Cross Riverians that the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC will offer them an alternative platform to express their political persuasions in the face of the what he called the hijack of the PDP by some individuals. Chief Ebri was speaking
By CrossRiverWatch admin The newly appointed Chairman of the Cross River State Sports Commission, Hon. Orok Duke has blamed the close to two years delay in hosting the National Sports Festival on shylock contractors who collected monies and failed to deliver on the event venues on schedule. The festival dubbed “Paradise Games” which was supposed
By CrossRiverWatch admin There was drama today at the Calabar office of the Cross River State Water Board Limited as staff working for one of its contractors locked the premises of water board in protest against their unpaid salary arrears. Contract staff working for Techvibe, an IT company that is managing the Water Board, told
By CrossRiverWatch admin Former Cross River State Deputy Governor, Dr. Mathias Offoboche was finally laid to rest in his hometown in Yala Local Government Area of Cross River State.