By Jonathan Ugbal Floods to anybody resident in Calabar, the Cross River State capital have become a recurring decimal over the years as ravines and gully erosions have sacked communities with attendant loss of lives and properties running into several hundreds of millions if not billions of Naira. The Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project
By Solomon Asha It is becoming clear to Cross Riverians and other Nigerians every passing day why all elements combined to ensure that the young intelligent but humble man from the hills of Obudu in the northern part of Cross River State emerged as the Governor of the state. About 68 days from his formal
By Ogar Monday The National Association of Boki Student Worldwide (NABS WW) has conducted elections into various offices at the level of the Executive council. The elections which held at the Wolu town hall in Boki Local Government Area had in attendance 10 delegates each from Abu, Boje, Iruan, Osokom 1 and 2, and Eastern
By Aplefe Ojong The Governor of Cross River state, Senator Ben Ayade has been commended for appointing a son of Utukalu, Mr. Martin Orim as his new Chief of Staff. Coordinator, Utukalu Elite Forum, Comrade Cosmas Okiri, who gave the commendation during a courtesy call of the group on the Chief of Staff in his
By Our Correspondent Cross River born little Mr. Planet, Augustine Asuquo has been eulogized for making Cross River proud at the world stage. Speaker of Cross River State House of Assembly, Hon. John Gaul Lebo, handed the eulogy when the Little Mr. Planet visited his office yesterday, saying that Master Asuquo had been able to
By CrossRiverWatch admin The promise by the management of the Cross River University of Technology, CRUTECH to provide hostel accommodation for its students in Calabar campus a fortnight after resumption on May 11, 2015 may not be fulfilled even before the end of the semester. The management in a statement signed by the acting Bursar
By Ushang Ewa Investigations by CrossRiverWatch reveal that lack of funding has stalled the construction of sporting facilities for the 19th National Sports Festival, NAFEST which was scheduled to hold in Calabar the Cross River State Capital in November 2014. The administration of former governor, Senator Liyel Imoke had in several fora claimed all the
By Our Correspondent Cross River State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade left for Dublin, the capital of the Republic of Ireland where he is expected to meet with key Irish investors as he continues his drive to industrialize the state. The Irish trip was preceded by a courtesy call on the Irish Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr.