By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent A gubernatorial aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC), and one-time National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Venatius Ikem on Sunday in Obudu defected back to the PDP. Ikem who was received by Governor Ben Ayade with thousands of supporters and some chieftains of the
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has said that as a son of the Northern Senatorial District of the State, it is his desire to strengthen the people of the area to become more cohesive and united. “I will focus on the dual carriage way from Mfom down to
By Efa Sunday A Public Relations expert, Mrs. Nkechi-Ali Balogun has charged members of the Cross River State chapter of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) to remain committed to the ethics of their profession while discharging their duties in order to prevent a break down of law and order. Balogun stated this Saturday
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent, Efa Sunday, Deborah Obot, Patricia Illam and Lucky Edet Cross Riverians on Monday joined millions of Nigeria to celebrate the 58th independence anniversary of the country with mixed feelings greeting the celebration. As expected, the state government organised a parade at the U.J Esuene stadium with the Deputy Governor,
By Deborah Obot, Efa Sunday and David Nsa Schools, banks and public offices in Calabar, the Cross River State capital were on Thursday, shut down in compliance with the directive of the organised labor for a nationwide strike over the failure of the Nigerian government to agree on the new minimum wage. Below are images
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Members of the five traditional rulers councils in northern Cross River State have endorses the governor, Senator Ben Ayade for a second term in office. Rising from an enlarged meeting held Wednesday at the Ogoja council hall and led by the paramount rulers of Obudu, Uti Joseph Davis Agba;
By Oto-Obong Clement CrossRiverWatch‘s News Editor, Mr. Jonathan Ugbal has been awarded the Media Correspondent of the year by the organisers of the Face of Culture pageant, Mountain Cinemas Nigeria. Also, a former Chairman of the Inter Party Advisory Council in Cross River, Mr. Goddie Akpama was presented an award of excellence. Others include Lady
By Otobong Clement The winner of the 2018 edition of the Obudu Face of Culture pageant, Miss. Akpanke Elizabeth has said that her tenure will bring blessings to Obudu local government area and Cross River State in general. Miss Elizabeth, a 200 level student of the Nassarawa State University, Lafia pipped three other contestants to