By Sylvia Etta Cross River State in 2007, when former governor, Mr. Donald Duke was leaving had accrued a total debt of 80 Billion Naira which was largely borrowed to finance the construction of Obudu Cattle ranch and the Tinapa Resort which has now failed and has been taken over by the Asset Management Company
By Our Correspondent Cross River Resident Electoral Commissioner, Dr Sylvester Okey Ezeani has presented election material to visually impaired persons in the State. The items presented were in response to a demand forwarded to the national office of the commission by people living with disabilities in November 2014 and Cross River has become the first
Character is an essential ingredient in leadership which must not be taken for granted. Your character is your pass port to greatness and your visa to success in life. Character is very important in leadership, the great civil rights leader, Martin Luther King Jr. Had always encouraged his followers not to judge people by their
By Our Correspondent “Refer to your mail on the above subject matter addressed to the office of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Phillipines, the Court wishes to state that it has no record of conviction of anyone bearing Benedict Bengioshuye Ayade either in the Supreme Court or any lower Court in
By Odey Ojeka The Cross River State College of Education Akamkpa held its sixth matriculation ceremony on the 24th of February, 2015. The matriculation ceremony which was held at the New Pavillion of the college had a large number of students and family members who graced the event. The Provost of the College, Dr. Ejue
By Our Correspondent The Cross River State government has disbursed over N1.7 Billion directly to 247 communities across the state for the execution of various community projects, thereby emerging tops in the World Bank project review implementation progress report on overall performance index in Nigeria. A document obtained from the World Bank Aide memoir and
By Archibong Jeremiah The Nigeria Police in Calabar this evening confirmed to CrossRiverWatch that there was an attempted assassination on the People’s Democratic Party, PDP Southern Senatorial District flag bearer Mr. Gershom Bassey. The State police public relations officer, Mr. Hogan Bassey who spoke to CrossRiverWatch on telephone said gunmen attacked the home of the
By Archibong Jeremiah Information reaching CrossRiverWatch indicate that some unknown persons in Calabar are trying to create a motor-able road in an erosion prone area where a huge ravine spanning thousands of square kilometers has been located for over 15 years. According to Mr. Umoh Etim, Branch Manager, Calabar Homeland Hotels (CHE) who spoke to