By Frank Edima Concerns about the deplorable state of roads in the Cross River state capital has heightened with the spate of recurring fatal accidents and attendant deaths recorded daily on these roads. The latest casualty of these death traps called roads is an unnamed woman whose life was ruthless abridged the early hours of
By Okwo Kerry/Otto-Obong Clement November each year, the Central Bank of Nigerian (CBN) marks Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) in the three geo-political zones in the country through its Entrepreneurship Development Centers (EDC), having one located in each of the six geopolitical zones with Cross River housing that of the South-South. This year, Cross River State
By CrossRiverWatch admin Cross River State Governor, Professor Ben Ayade has been bestowed with the Sustainability Champion Award at the 9th Edition of the Nigeria Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Awards (SERAs). The award to the Governor, according to the organizers, is in recognition of his “well-documented works on the environment as the chairman of the
By Archibong Jeremiah The management of Cross River University of Technology, CRUTECH has reacted to the resistance by senior staff to its decision to reclaim the Boys Quarters of the Staff Quarters located within the Varsity campus in Calabar. The Vice Chancellor, Professor Owan Eno when contacted by CrossRiverWatch in his office in Calabar, said:
Some members of the Cross River State House of Assembly have threatened to boycott all State functions for the remaining part of the year because according to them, their handshake with the governor is extending ‘beyond the elbow’. They accused the governor’s protocol team of persistently taking them for granted and under minding their role
“Cross River state is ready for the world. We are ready to show them our traditional warmth and hospital which we are famously known for. This year’s carnival will present new innovations that will add color and glamour to the party like never before”, those were the exact words of Governor Ben Ayade while speaking
The Christmas Eve on the 24th of December, 1975, did not look bleak but expectant. Nigeria was under the then leadership of the indefatigable General Murtala Mohammed who was the then Military Head of State and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, who took over the reins of
The bane of development in many developing nations especially in Africa has been the inability to draw the line between partisan politics and commitment to national and state development. Often political leaders struggle to understand the complex relationship between commitment to party ideals and leadership cooperation required to produce tangible results in nation building. Democracy