By Ogar Monday The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Cross River has announced that it will on Friday this week issue Certificates of Return to candidates who won elections in the 2023 elections in the State. In a statement signed by Anthonia Nwobi, Head Voter Education and Publicity, INEC Cross River State, and dated
By CrossRiverWatch Admin As students of the University of Calabar (UNICAL) resume from the election break, Prof. Florence Obi, Vice-Chancellor of the institution has embarked on inspection of new projects embarked on by the school management, this according to reports, is to ensure contractual compliance and standards. According to a post made on Facebook by George
By CrossRiverWatch Admin CrossRiverWatch, a leading news organization, today announced that its website will be temporarily unavailable due to scheduled maintenance. The website will be taken down for maintenance in order to ensure that readers have access to the most up-to-date and reliable news and information. During this time, readers will be able to access
By Jonathan Ugbal A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory and presided over by Justice Zainab Abubakar has remanded Nigerian Journalist, Citizen Agba Jalingo at the medium security custodial center in Kuje for allegedly publishing an article that was ‘insulting’ to Mrs. Elizabeth Frank Ayade, wife of the younger brother of
By Patrick Obia The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the just concluded March 18 election in Cross River State, Sen. Sandy Onor has expressed dissatisfaction with the outcome of the polls. In a press statement signed by Sen. Onor, he said the election which produced Sen. Bassey Otu as governor-elect was marred
By Etido Okon Citizen Agba Jalingo having received the writ of summons to appear before the High Court Federal Capital Territory in Abuja tomorrow have predicted his fate. Read more about the case here. The CEO of CR Watch Resources, publishers of CrossRiverWatch predicted three possible outcomes from his appearance in court tomorrow. According to
By Jonathan Ugbal Information reaching CrossRiverWatch newsroom suggests that the Mgbanige-Mbok section of the Calabar-Ikom-Ogoja-Katsina-Ala federal highway has been blocked by trailer drivers. The drivers are said to be protesting in solidarity with their colleague who was stopped by certain individuals who claimed they were revenue agents and declined the truck’s passage. Several revenue points
By Jonathan Ugbal The Governor-elect of Cross River State, Senator Bassey Otu has visited a former Director General of Nigeria’s secret police, the SSS, Mr. Ita Ekpenyong at his private residence in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory. The meeting happened on Friday, CrossRiverWatch gathered. It is unclear what the duo discussed at the private meeting.