By Our Correspondent Contrary to expectations that the governor of Cross River State, Senator Ben Ayade, will be constrained by paucity of funds and the debt burden of the state, to reduce the number of political appointee, the governor has promised to rather increase the number as a means of creating employment, which is a
By Our Correspondent Immediate past governor of Cross River State, Senator Liyel Imoke, was yesterday given a hero’s welcome back home at his Itigidi, Abi Local Government Area, country home after eight years of service as governor. Led in a procession-like walk from his residence to Community Secondary School, Itigidi, venue of the reception and
By Aplefe Ojong Members of the CrossRiverWatch Team have been commended for their patriotism and dedication to coverage/reportage and promotion of the rich culture of Cross River State, and the blanket reporting of all news worthy events in the state. The Managing Director, Mountain Cinema, Nigeria, Mr. Francis Ibeb Akpeke, who gave the commendation in
By Aplefe Ojong The seventeenth Governor of Cross River State since its creation as South – Eastern State to it’s rechristening as Cross River State, Professor Senator Ben Ayade has been inaugurated in Calabar. Professor Senator Ayade formally took his oath of office /allegiance from 1.20pm and concluded by 1.24pm. Professor Senator Ben Ayade was
By CrossRiverWatch admin “Fellow Cross Riverians, friends and well-wishers, it is a great privilege to be here with you today, 8 years after I was given the mantle of leadership of our dear state. When I assumed office, I set out to re-engineer governance in our state to bring tangible economic development to the rural
By Our Correspondent Huge investments in navigational equipment at the Bebi Airstrip by the Cross River State Governor, Senator Liyel Imoke, yesterday began to bear fruit with Aero Contractors commencing commercial flights to Obudu Ranch Resort. Speaking shortly after touching down on a return flight from the Ranch Resort to Calabar, on a Dash 8
By CrossRiverWatch admin Venatius Ikem is a former Chairman of Obudu LGA in Cross River state. He is also a former national Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and a former Commissioner in Cross River State. Vena, as he is fondly called is very blunt and controversial, and in this interview with CrossRiverWatch,
By CrossRiverWatch admin A group of youths operating on the platform of the Cross River Central Youth Movement, CRCYM, have reacted angrily to the comments made by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Cross River State against the Leader of the Senate, Victor Ndoma-Egba, SAN, describing him as an unstable member of the party. Chairman