By Jonathan Ugbal; Government House Correspondent Cross River governor, Ben Ayade, Friday in Calabar said he views himself not as governor but as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (MD/CEO) of the State while disclosing plans on ensuring adequate power supply for the industries coming into the state. “The issue of been a governor
By Jonathan Ugbal The Special Assistant on Non-Indigenes Affairs and Muslim Matters to Governor Ben Ayade, Alhaji Abdulkarim Adam says non-indigenes residing in Cross River are peace lovers and will act decisively to ensure it remains so. “We don’t have problems in Cross River as other states because the non-indigenes here, we are very refined
By Jonathan Ugbal Residents in Ogoja and Obudu local government areas of northern Cross River have continuously paid electricity bills for a duration of over two months with no power supplied to them findings by CrossRiverWatch reveal. This comes barely 6 months after governor Ben Ayade had promised Obudu people that they will enjoy electricity
By CrossRiverWatch admin The Police in Cross River says it has arrested an armed robbery suspect and recovered N620,000 from him. The police command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP John Eluu, told journalists in Calabar that the suspect was arrested on February 17 in Ogoja local government area of the state. “On the 17th of February
By CrossRiverWatch admin The member representing Ogoja in the Cross River State House of Assembly, Hon. Peter Odey, Saturday, paid bursary to over 400 students from his constituency, non indigenes inclusive. The bursary payment which held at the Ogoja council secretariat saw students of Hausa, Yoruba and Igbo origin also benefitting from the bursary largesse.
By CrossRiverWatch admin A factional Leader of the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign States of Biafra, MASSOB, Solomon Chukwu, has said that the people of the Niger Delta area and the former Eastern region are part of Biafra, and remains committed to actualize an independent state of their own. In a statement credited
By Godshield Kanjal The member representing Ogoja State constituency in the Cross River State House of Assembly, Hon. Peter Odey says despite persuasions by his supporters to collect charms for his personal and political protection, he rejected the woos because he believed in the protection of God Almighty While speaking at a thanks giving service
By Our Correspondent The late former Deputy Governor of Cross River State, Dr. Mathias Offoboche began his final journey home yesterday in Calabar.