By CrossRiverWatch Admin The House of Representatives on Monday accepted the resignation of Senator Jarigbe Agom as it’s member. This followed his swearing in as a member of the red chamber of the national assembly after a lengthy political and legal tussle over the December 5 2020 senatorial by-elections which was necessitated by the death
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River State chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) will Inaugurate her new executives in Calabar, tomorrow, September 29, 2021. A statement issued by the caretaker secretary, Eko Atu said this followed “the successful conduct of the state congress of the PDP on the 18th of September, 2021.” The event
By Ushang Ewa Alfred Ambe, a resident of Becheve community, which hosts Nigeria’s flagship tourism destination, the Obudu Mountain Resort has gone 6 days in the den of kidnappers with his abductors demanding for money to treat injuries incurred while he was kidnapped. Ambe, popularly referred to as ‘Apprentice’ was abducted on Wednesday, September 22,
By Archibong Jeremiah and Sylvia Felix Hon. Justice E. E. Ita of Calabar Family Court Judicial Division has convicted three for raping underage girls. The rapists are 38 year old Effiom Edem Bassey who defiled a 5 year old girl, 27 year old Hassan Abdullahi raped a 12 year old child and Nicholas Edet who raped
By Patrick Obia Despite monetary challenges, the Nigerian contingent to the International Spelling Bee competition in Dubai, United Arab Emirates made the country proud after winning three out of six coveted positions. The country participated in Categories 5 and 6 which are for Junior Secondary and Senior Secondary schools. And, Boki born Pearl Koshi Etika-Matthews
By Chikezie Omeje, SaharaReporters In May 2019, the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency, or NESREA, ordered a Chinese-run factory in the southeastern Nigerian state of Enugu to cease operation over illegal charcoal production and export. NESREA, established in 2007 by the Nigerian government to enforce environmental laws, said it would prosecute Kwo-Chief Investment Limited for
By Elijah Ojonicko Akoji, WikkiTimes Almost a year since the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) awarded a multi-million-naira contract for the installation of solar street lights in Jigawa North-West Senatorial District, WikkiTimes can reveal that there is no evidence of the work or the contractors on the ground. The project was nominated by Senator Danladi Sankara, who represents
By Patrick Obia And Sylvia Felix The immediate past Chairman of the Cross River State Universal Basic Education Board, Dr. Steven Odey last weekend described the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as a den of robbers who ganged up and robbed him of his position as Senator. The Appeal Court in July upheld the decision of