By Jonathan Ugbal The 19th National Sports Festival earlier christened Centenary Games then Paradise City games may not hold in November 2016 as promised by the Cross River State Government as investigations by CrossRiverWatch reveal that with less than two months to the opening date, facilities are still not ready. A highly placed source in
By Ushang Ewa Investigations by CrossRiverWatch have revealed how bad decisions from the management of the Cross River University of Technology (CRUTECH) and lack of attention from the Cross River State Government has led to the current financial challenges faced by the institution. CrossRiverWatch findings showed that the balances in the several institution’s accounts were
By CrossRiverWatch admin The Nigerian Navy said Wednesday night that it has arrested five Niger Delta criminals including the leader of a notorious militant group, one Uduak Etim Thomson of the Bakasi Strike Force. Among crimes said to be perpetrated by the militants are attack on market women and other traders, siphoning of crude oil
By Jonathan Ugbal Cross River’s premier private radio station Hit95.9FM Calabar has been ranked among the top 10 broadcasting outfits to listen to within the week in Nigeria. The rating carried out by radiomagazine.ng an online platform that allows you listen to your favorite radio station via web ranked Hit95.9FM Calabar as the tenth best
By Jonathan Ugbal; Government House Correspondent Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has failed to announce the 300 new appointments as promised 3 weeks ago. As reported by CrossRiverWatch, Ayade told journalists in a media parley that he will appoint 300 more people as part of his administration’s policy to engage more Cross Riverians and
By Our Correspondent The current economic situation faced by Nigerians can only be solved by a change in attitude says Cross River governor, Senator Ben Ayade. Ayade made the call in his Eid-El-Kabir message to the Muslim faithful where he stressed the need for all to have a sober reflection on the state of economy
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The federal government has commended the Cross River State Government for signing into law, the State Health Insurance Scheme bill christened ‘Ayadecare’. The Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme, Usman Yusuf disclosed this recently in a meeting with Health Stakeholders in the state where he also lauded the passion and
By Ikwen Atuaka Obudu: Farmers in the Abonkib clan of Obudu local government area Thursday fled their farmlands following gunshots allegedly fired by the neighboring Tiv clan in Vandeikya local government area in Benue state. The farmers, CrossRiverWatch gathered, numbered over twenty and could not continue work on their farms following sustained shots being fired by