By CrossRiverWatch admin The Labor Party candidate in the last governorship election in Cross River State, Ntufam Fidelis Ugbo has told CrossRiverWatch exclusively that he applied to withdraw his petition from the Cross River State Governorship Election tribunal because he did not want to become part of the problem of the State. Ugbo whose petition
By Jeremiah Archibong A corpse of man believed to be a mad man has been lying in the middle of Eastern High road by Goldie road, Calabar Cross River State. Residents around the area say the corpse has been lying there since early hours of Friday 3rd July, 2015. A call to the Cross River
By Archibong Jeremiah, House of Assembly Correspondent The Cross River State House of Assembly has given members of the House Committee on Finance and Appropriation one week to submit its report to plenary on the Cross River State Infrastructural Fund Bill 2015. The bill was forwarded to the committee after passing the second reading in
By Archibong Jeremiah, House Of Assembly Correspondent The Cross River State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has been given the go ahead by the State House of Assembly, to source for private partners that will fund the execution of his proposed signature projects. The mandate was given to the governor by a unanimous resolution of the
By Our Correspondent Cross River State governor, Senator Ben Ayade has assured private investors that the proposed Calabar Deep Seaport would be ready for use in 18 months. Governor Ayade gave the assurance yesterday on the occasion of the official commissioning of the 40 million litres capacity tank farm, FYNFIELD Petroleum, at the Calabar Free
By Aplefe Ojong About four hundred members of the Association of Resident Doctors, University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH) chapter, have commenced an indefinite strike over their working conditions. President of the association, Dr. Ukweh Ikechukwu, said the total strike was sequel to a 21-day ultimatum which ended on Wednesday, July 1st, 2015. He spoke
By Our Correspondent Two former General Managers of the Cross River State Newspaper Corporation (names withheld), have been fingered in the alleged illegal purchase of the Corporation’s property located at A9/4 and A9/6, Third Avenue, State Housing Estate, Calabar. The properties were said to have been acquired by the Newspaper firm in 1974 from the
“I did not inherit a State with 30 billion, and I also did not inherit an empty State. I inherited a State with great potentials; No society can truly be measured by the money in a treasury.” -Governor Benedict Ayade Governor Ayade Benedict of Cross River State is not from this planet if you ask