By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Senator representing Cross River Central in the National Assembly, John Enoh has splashed about NGN2.4million on 66 constituents as a form of empowerment on the Alliance in Motion global network. One person was selected from each ward in the senatorial district with sources in the Senator’s camp disclosing that this was
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Special Assistant to President Buhari on Prosecution, Okoi Obono Obla has accused the Cross River State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade of misappropriating the bail out funds and the 11 Billion Naira Paris Club refund handed the state by the federal government not long ago. Obla claimed that the bail out funds
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Association of Cross River Online Journalists, ACROJ has condemned the recent arrest of publishers of Nigeria’s foremost investigative journalism portals, SaharaReporters and PremiumTimes by security agents. Omoyele Sowore Publisher of SaharaReporters and Dapo Olorunyomi were both arrested recently by security agents for doing their jobs. A statement from the association signed
By CrossRiverWatch Admin When on February 4th, 2017, the Speaker of the Cross River State 8th House of Assembly, Rt Hon (Barr) John Gaul Lebo mounted the podium at the Zik’s Conference Hall, Lagos to receive the prestigious Zik’s International Prize for Best State Legislature Leadership in Nigeria, something pinched my mind amid the euphoria
By CrossRiverWatch Admin National Vice Chairman, South South, of the All Progressives Congress APC, Ntufam Hilliard Eta, Monday described Governor Ben Ayade’s frequent prolonged stay outside the country as an affront on the Cross River people stating that “the state legislature that should remind the governor of the relevant laws on such trips and caution
By Elijah Ugani; Health Correspondent A lady, Mrs. Clement Agba has delivered triplets in a Primary Health Care facility which has no light and water supply in Obudu local government area of northern Cross River State. Obudu is 350 kilometres north of Calabar, the Cross River State capital with the facility located in Okorogung, about
By CrossRiverWatch Admin A Cross River State High Court sitting in Calabar Friday, remanded Godwin Elewana at the Afokang Prisons for the second time for allegedly killing and burying 22 year old Douglas Ojugbo whom he had suspected was having an affair with his daughter in March 2015. The matter which was heard at Court
By Ushang Ewa Information reaching CrossRiverWatch newsroom indicates that FG, a crippled petty trader who was abducted February 2, 2017 in the remote Ohong village in Obudu LGA, has been released after a week following the payment of NGN1million ransom to the dare devil kidnappers. Jude Akwagiobe Agaba, popularly referred to as ‘FG’ was released