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
The poverty of bourgeoisie mentality is like a canker-worm that has eaten deep into the Nigerian development concept. How do we explain a 6 billion naira specialist hospital built in Yenogua almost a decade ago, never used, today the building is said to be sinking? We have not addressed basic primary health care, yet we
By Aplefe Ojong The Governor-Elect, Professor Senator Ben Ayade has been described as a qualified and professional Environmental expert who will not implement any policy that will be injurious to the sustainability of Cross River State Forests. Director-General of the Cross River State Political Network, Prince Michael Nku Abuo, who disclosed this while speaking with
By Richard Ndoma An oil tanker belonging to Hudson Petroleum Ltd at the weekend lost 33,000 liters of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) in an explosion. The oil truck exploded in front of the firm’s office making it the fifth time such explosion occurred at the same spot with devastating effect. The previous explosion is reported
By Thankgod Inyang Following the suspension of the about 6 months old strike by the Cross River University of Technology, CRUTECH chapter of Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU after a middle ground was reached by the union and the Cross River State government, CrossRiverWatch visited the main campus of the institution (Calabar campus) to