By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Calabar Division of the Federal High Court has sentenced to life imprisonment no fewer than 16 suspected vandals who were charged with adulterating 100 tonnes of diesel. The suspects were also ordered to forfeit to the federal government, their vessel MV ALEZZA LILAH which they used for the operation. A statement
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River today (Thursday) inaugurated the `Calabar Municipal Garden’ which will serve as the 2016 Calabar Carnival village, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. Ayade said that the village was chosen because it was central and accessible to residents and tourists. The governor said the village would
By CrossRiverWatch Admin RE- BEHIND THE BACKDOOR WITHDRAWAL OF CHIEF (BARR) OKOI OBONO OBLA CONFIRMATION AS NON-EXECUTIVE COMMISSIONER IN THE NCC BOARD. My distinguished Senator Owan Enor, I Chief (Barr) Utum U. Eteng, you very well know, a native of Ugep in Yakurr Local Government Area in your senatorial district do hereby make the following
By Our Correspondent Cross River State Commissioner for Police, Mr. Jimoh Ozi-Obeh, yesterday, described the Calabar garment factory as a very fantastic facility with a huge capacity to produce the entire uniforms for the Nigerian Police. Ozi-Obeh disclosed this in Calabar when he was conducted round the factory by Governor Ben Ayade to assess the
By CrossRiverWatch Admin As part of the rewards for the successful organization of the Miss Africa Pageant, the governor of Cross River State, Senator Ben Ayade today announced Mr. Mathias Amgbah who handled the social media component of the Miss Africa Pageant which just ended in Calabar, as his Senior Special Assistant on Web and
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River state Government has commenced recruitment of personnel into its Homeland security corps. A statement issued yesterday in Calabar by Mr. Christian Ita, the Senior special assistant on Media and Chief Press Secretary to the state Governor, Senator Ben Ayade, said the recruitment exercise is being done in collaboration with
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Cross River State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has maintained that motivation remains the surest way of getting the best out of young people who are taking the right decisions. The governor made this assertion while announcing the sum of N10million for his Senior Special Assistant, Events, Mr. Tom Ikpeme for effectively packaging
By CrossRiverWatch Winner of the maiden edition of Miss Africa, Calabar 2016, and Miss Angola, Loretta Mendez has been formally presented with a star prize of Ford SUV Jeep and a USD25,000 cash by the initiator of the pageant and Governor of Cross River State, Senator Ben Ayade. Carrying out the presentation ceremony at his