By Ogar Monday The Cross River State Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade has insisted that the African continent is capable of self-sustenance, and this year’s carnival will portray that. Ayade, who was speaking at the flag-off of the first dry run for the 2022 Carnival Calabar, added that the theme of the carnival was chosen to
By Omolola Afolabi, HumAngle Gberefu is a coastal community of mostly farmers and fishers in Badagry, a border town in Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria. It was from here that thousands of Nigerians were kept and sold during the Trans-Atlantic slave trade. The sites and relics of that history are still there to remind visitors of the
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Cross River Governor, Ben Ayade has appointed 527 new aides to fulfil a promise he made to members of All Progressives Congress (APC) when he defected from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). The appointments were announced in two batches by his spokesman, Christian Ita — 500 APC members and 27 Special Assistants,
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River State Tourism Bureau says the Cinema at the Marina resort in Calabar will soon reopen. This follows renovation and other works at the building hosting the cinema in the resort which began in the last quarter of 2020. Following the departure of Filmhouse Cinemas in 2018 due to intimidation
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Youths of the Bayside community in Calabar South Local Government Area have locked up the Marina Resort over claims of corruption. The youths also invoked the marine god believed to protect the Calabar channel, Anansa and accused State actors of corruption. The youths fingered the Commissioner for Tourism, Eric Anderson and one
By Jonathan Ugbal Nigeria’s former top spy, Ekpenyong Ita has written the management of Max Air limited to add the Calabar aviation route in it’s operations. Mr. Ita who retired in 2015 as Director General of Nigeria’s secret police, the SSS in a letter sighted by CrossRiverWatch and dated January 13, addressed to Max Air
By Kelvin Ololo and Marylyn Uyanah As Cross Riverians join the rest of the world to mark global tourism day, WASH (Water And Sanitation Hygiene) Media Network has called on transporters to imbibe and sustain the culture of cleanliness. The call was made Sunday, during an event organised to mark this year’s World Tourism Day,
Recently, the Cross River state Commissioner for Lands, John Inyang, delivered N45million to two communities, Amunga and Busafong in Obanlikwu LGA, northern Cross River in exchange for their lands. The N45million was paid as compensation for the land the Ayade government has acquired to build what the governor calls a ” World Class Resort And