By Ekeng Inyang The Cross River International Youth Day colloquium, as part of the International Youth Day Celebrations, held yesterday at the Transcorp Hotel, Calabar with youths from various facets of live, associations and organisations in attendance. Governor Ben Ayade was represented at the event by the Commissioner for Youths and Sports Development, Comrade Asu
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The government of Cross River state, has denied rumors that the state governor, Senator Ben Ayade, is planning to decamp to the All Progressives Congress APC. In a statement issued by the governor’s Chief Press Sectetary, Mr. Christian Ita, in Calabar, the governor described the rumors as ‘fake news’. The statement reads:
By CrossRiverWatch Admin As Catholic youths across the country converge on the city of Calabar for the 2018 National Youth day, Cross River State governor, Prof Ben Ayade, has charged them to play a greater role in the politics of the country ahead of the 2019 general elections. Speaking Wednesday, at St. Patrick’s Catholic Parish,
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Dr. Offiong Edet Okon has been appointed as the new Acting Head of Department of Mass Communication in Cross River University of Technology (CRUTECH). He succeeds Late Dr. (Mrs) Obonganwan Edim, who died on Sunday, July 8, 2018. Dr. Offiong Okon is a seasoned journalist. He once served as Press Secretary to
By CrossRiverWatch Admin When a leader endears himself to his people, followership comes naturally. Cross River State Governor, Professor Ben Ayade commands enormous followership in the state not because he holds the people spell bound with his flowery oratory but because he has dutifully fulfiled his own part of the social contract he signed with
By CrossRiverWatch Admin As part of ongoing efforts to improve access to safe drinking water and practice of good sanitation and hygiene in Nigeria, the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) is supporting the Federal Ministry of Water Resources to mobilize the media & communities to advocate for improved WASH services to government at all levels.
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The gubernatorial election in Ekiti State which was held on Saturday 14th July, 2018 has gripped the attention of many stakeholders across the country and Cross River State is not left out. The Chief Returning Officer of the election, Professor Idowu Olayinka, the Vice Chancellor of the University of Ibadan, announced the
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Hon. Usani Usani, Minister for Niger Delta Affairs, almost frustrated our hopes of a virile and viable All Progressives Congress (APC) in Cross River State after the outcomes of the party local government and state congresses. However, I hear some cheering news from APC’s just concluded convention. Nobody with a clear conscience