By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has said that as a son of the Northern Senatorial District of the State, it is his desire to strengthen the people of the area to become more cohesive and united. “I will focus on the dual carriage way from Mfom down to
By Margaret John: House of Assembly Correspondent The House of Representatives has slated the public hearing for the bill for an act to establish the federal university of technology, Ogoja for December 10, 2018. The bill was sponsored by Rep. Jarigbe Agom (PDP, Ogoja/Yala federal constituency) who is the deputy chairman of the committee on
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Three secondary schools in Cross River State on Thursday received the Endowment Book Fund Prize worth USD5,000 from the West African Examination Council (WAEC) for emerging the best at the 2017 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). The schools are Assurance Community Secondary School, Obubra, which emerged first; Hillcrest College, Calabar
By Jonathan Ugbal The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved the sum of NGN14.014 billion for the rehabilitation of the Odukpani – Akpet central section of the Calabar – Ikom – Katsina-Ala highway in Cross River State. The total length of the distance to be rehabilitated is 73 kilometers and the project among others
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The emergence of the new King and Queen of the Cross River North Festival (NorthFest) pageant held in Ogoja was preceded by drama and confusion, CrossRiverWatch authoritatively reports. Lifu Yokyshor Lifu from Ogoja emerged as Queen and Patrick Joseph Adie from Obudu local government area as King after the contestants were made
By Jonathan Ugbal Information reaching CrossRiverWatch suggests that Chief Godwin Takus who won the State House of Assembly primaries of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Obanliku has died in a ghastly motor accident. Mr. Takus is said to have left for Abuja after his primaries and departed for Abuja immediately but was involved in
By Jonathan Ugbal As the race for who eventually represents Cross River at the ninth National Assembly by June 2019 becomes clearer, more party primaries have thrown forth candidates for the 11 positions which comprise of three Senate and eight House of Representatives seats. The leader of the seventh senate, Victor Ndoma-Egba clinched the ticket
By Elijah Ugani The senator representing Cross River north in the national assembly, Rose Oko has emerged the senatorial candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for the 2019 general elections. Mrs. Oko polled 496 votes to beat her rival, Godwin Nyiam who garnered only five votes. Unlike in 2014 where she was absent throughout