By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent The Governor of Cross River State, Sen. Bassey Otu, has hailed the formal return of the Tinapa Business and Leisure Resort to the state government as “a battle fought and won for all Cross Riverians,” marking what he called a new dawn for the state’s economy. Speaking at the
(I expressed this concern three years ago, and I was called names…) The excellent positive reviews and responses that have flooded the Cross River social media space for the first delivery of seedlings from the Cross River Rice City to Bayelsa, are a testament to the acceptability of the project and citizens’ appreciation for completed
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Monday, November 30, 2020 has been set by ECOWAS Court of Justice to hear suit no. ECW/CCJ/APP/14/19 involving ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) and Cross River State Government. Cross River State Government is accused of failure to adhere to the terms of the loan agreement no. 7/AP/LAFRDF/04/05. The accord was
By Archibong Jeremiah The Cross River State Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade has approved the appointment of Hon. Ojong Ayiba as the new Managing Director of the Tinapa Business and Leisure Resort, Adiabo. The Governor’s approval was contained in a statement signed by his Special Adviser, Media and Publicity, Mr. Christian Ita. The appointment of Hon.
By Edem Edem, Daily Post Workers of the Tinapa Lakeside Hotel in Calabar Municipal has allegedly protested the siting of coronavirus treatment center at the event centre in Tinapa Calabar, Cross River State. Findings reveal that some members of the COVID-19 Task Force were at the Tinapa event centre to inspect the facility for possible
I’ve never benefited from the Government financially. Most people think Cross River and Donald Duke funded my film, The Amazing Grace. It’s wrong. The budget was 400,000 GBP ($800,000 then) of which the majority were foreign investments. What I got from Cross River State Government was the location to build my sets and accommodation for
By Ushang Ewa The Cross River State government has written a firm based in the United States of America to discuss terms over it’s interest to “acquire and gain assets of Tinapa,” a document obtained by CrossRiverWatch reveals. The letter with reference number “GO/S/17/VOL.1/149” dated June 26, 2019 was a reply to an expression of
By Efa Sunday The Cross River State Government has assured Cross Riverians that phase one the Ayade Mega City Project in partnership with Post-Service Housing Development Limited will be completed and habitable by the end of first quarter in 2019. The assurance was given by the Executive Secretary of the State New City Development Board,