By Our Correspondent The Cross River State Government has expressed profound sadness and shock at the death of one of its illustrious sons and former Deputy Governor, Dr. Mathias Offoboche. A statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Barrister Tina Banku Agbor, said the death of Mr. Offoboche is coming at a time
By CrossRiverWatch admin CrossRiverWatch has confirmed that a former Deputy Governor of Cross River State, Dr. Mathias Offoboche has died in a London hospital after a protracted illness. The octogenarian was said to have taken critically ill of an undisclosed ailment last week and was rushed to a hospital in London where he gave up
By Christiana Alawa/Archibong Jeremiah, House of Assembly Correspondent The member representing Ogoja State Constituency in the Cross River State House of Assembly, Hon. Peter Odey has thrown his weight behind the signature projects of the state Governor Senator Ben Ayade. Hon. Odey who barred his mind in an exclusive interview with CrossRiverWatch in his Calabar
By CrossRiverWatch admin in Germany In his irrepressible desire to see through his signature projects, the governor of Cross River State, Senator Ben Ayade today signed the quality control deal for the Calabar-Ikom-Ogoja-Obudu super highway which the governor has proposed as one of his signature projects in his first tenure. The deal which was signed
By Jonathan Ugbal A former senatorial aspirant in the northern senatorial district under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP Ray Ugba Morphy says the stigma faced by patients and families of people suffering from infectious diseases needs to stop. Ugba Morphy who describes himself as a mystic is also the Chairman, Editorial Board
By Odijobo Junior The constituency empowerment program of the member representing Ogoja/Yala federal constituency in the House of Representatives and 2015 Northern Cross River senatorial aspirant, Hon. Rose Oko, took place yesterday, Saturday October 18, 2014 at the St. Bernard Primary and Secondary school in Yala LGA. 5 Peugeot cars, 12 tricyles, 50 grinding machines,
By John Ushie Some members of the Cross River PDP Northern Caucus have confided in CrossRiverWatch that the battle for the PDP governorship ticket may just narrow down to “Legor and the rest.” Having zoned the governorship to the northern senatorial district of the State, the Northern caucus of the ruling party has been saddled
John Ushie Chairman of Ogoja Local Government, Cross River, Mrs. Rita Ayim, says the local government has begun N32 million rehabilitation project of the Ogoja Urban Market. Ayim, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), said the rehabilitation would include 92 stalls in the market to boost economic activities in the area