By Oto-Obong Clement And Deborah Obot A total of 29 contestants have arrived the Obudu mountain resort to camp for the 2018 edition of the Cross River North Festival pageant. The pageant tagged; ‘NorthFest Pageant’ was introduced in 2017. And, the Senior Special Assistant on Administration to Governor Ben Ayade, Mr. Noel Ugbong told CrossRiverWatch
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade on Friday fulfilled his promise to disabled pop singer, Kelly B by issuing him a cheque of NGN10 million (USD27,739 GBP20,989). Mr. Ayade had promised the Bekwarra born singer the amount after dancing to his song about Cross River State at the maiden
By Ushang Ewa The Cross River State Government, has distributed over five thousand tubers of yam to over 500 poor households spread across the five Local Government Areas in the northern senatorial district of the state. About 15 households per ward were selected for the exercise CrossRiverWatch gathered with the tubers of yams distributed purchased
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent The people of Obudu, Ogoja and Yala local government areas of northern Cross River State weekend stole the show at the maiden Cross River North Festival tagged; NORTHFEST. Competitive participants from the three local government areas claimed all prizes in the pageant, farming, dancing and yam barns competition with
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The entity made up of the former Ogoja Province now in Cross River State, and the present Northern Senatorial District of the state in particular which is the focus of this article is heavily endowed by the creator with both human and natural resources; agricultural and solid minerals, among others. In terms
CrossRiverWatch Admin Cross River Government has disclosed its readiness to celebrate the maiden edition of Northern Cross River State Festival (NORTHFEST) to be held on every last Saturday of September each year. The Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mrs. Rosemary Archibong made the disclosure in a press briefing held at the Ernest Etim Bassey Press