By Jonathan Ugbal The repeatedly rescheduled 19th National Sports Festival earlier billed for November 2014 will now hold in the second quarter of 2018. This followed a meeting between members of the Main Organizing Committee and the Local Organizing Committee at the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development headquarters in Abuja on Wednesday where
By Ogar Monday Benue State Governor, Dr. Samuel Ortom has stated that his administration is ready to partner with the Cross River State government in a joint effort to tackle, poverty, terrorist herdsmen encroachment and resolving of border crisis, especially on the Obudu and Vandekya area. Dr. Ortom made this known when the Deputy Governor
By Jonathan Ugbal The Manchester United football club of England has condoled its fans and their families who were electrocuted Thursday night while watching a UEFA Europa football match between the club and Anderlecht at a viewing center. “Our thoughts go out to the United fans, their friends and families affected by the tragedy in
By CrossRiverWatch The Cross River State Government recently concluded a sensitization and consultation meeting with communities in the state over the proposed 260 kilometers superhighway. The consultation team led by the Deputy Governor, Professor Ivara Esu first visited Ekpene-Tete in Akpabuyo local government area and Esighi community in Bakassi local government area on Friday March 3,
By Ushang Ewa The Igoli, Ogoja residence of DonClemz Enamhe, the Special Adviser to Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade on Branding and Communication, has been a beehive of activities with associates paying condolence visits over the demise of his mother, Theresa Enamhe. Notable among these visits is that of Cross River Deputy Governor, Professor Ivara
By Ushang Ewa The consultation of selected communities over issues concerning the proposed 260 kilometers Superhighway by the Cross River State government is scheduled to end today. The consultations which began Friday, saw Cross River Deputy Governor, Professor Ivara Esu visit Ekpene-Tete and Esighi communities in Akpabuyo and Bakassi local government areas. The meetings continued
By Jonathan Ugbal; Government House Correspondent The Cross River State Executive Council Wednesday sitting in its first full session for 2017 approved the sum of NGN3billion for the construction of the Boki East-West road and the Boje bridge CrossRiverWatch authoritatively reports. The road has been the subject of controversy in succeeding administrations with indigenes forced
By Jonathan Ugbal; Government House Correspondent The wife of the Deputy Governor of Cross River State, Omotunde Ivara-Esu has retired from the state’s civil service after 35 years of service. Omotunde who got to the zenith of the civil service, until her retirement was the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Local Government Affairs and