By Sylvia Etta Former Cross River State governorship candidate, Ambassador Akpang Obi Odu has dragged the Cross River State Government to court over the government decision to concession the general hospitals in Ogoja, Bekwara and Obudu LGAs. According to the statement of claims filed at the Ogoja High Court by Obi Odu’s Lawyer, Barrister Obono
By Jonathan Ugbal The Southern Cross River State Students Association (SOCRISS) took to the streets of Calabar recently to express their support for the Senator representing Cross River Southern Senatorial District, Prince Bassey Otu in a rally tagged ”SOCRISS one million man match for Prince Bassey Otu”. The Students drawn up from the seven local
Ejike Ejike The award of the contract for the Calabar Channel by the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) to a joint venture, Calabar Channel Management Limited (CCM) and Niger Global Engineering Services Limited, followed due process and not in contravention of any law, a director of Niger Global Engineering Services has said. Reacting to allegations by
By Bassey Inyang The Governor of Cross River State, Liyel Imoke, wants the federal government to speedily complete the ongoing renovation, expansion and remodelling of the Margaret Ekpo International Airport, Calabar. Imoke made the call when he received the National President, Air Transport Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSAN), Mr. Okewu Benjamin Sunday and other
By Elijah Ogani The Obudu Legislative Council has threatened to pass a Resolution calling for the transfer of all Principal Officers of Obudu Local Government Council if the late payment of their salaries and those of political appointees persist. In its plenary Session held on Tuesday, the Legislative Council expressed deep dismay over the persistence
By Kennedy Nsan Ahead of 2015 general elections, and in line with the endorsement of Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba for a record fourth term into the upper legislative chambers of the National Assembly by several interest groups, professionals, youths and students in the Cross River Central Senatorial District, leaders and political stakeholders in Ikom State Constituency
By Sylvia Etta The All Progressives Congress, APC, may have expelled nine members in its Cross River state chapter for alleged constitutional breaches and disloyalty to the party. The nine members were said to have dragged the party to court as a fall out of last June’s state congress of the party. They had also
By Archibong Jeremiah Comrade Cosmos Okiri a native of Ukwutia village in Utugwang North ward of Obudu, and an aspirant for the Obudu constituency ticket in the Cross River State House of Assembly, CRSHA. In this interview with CrossRiverWatch, he says that the ruling People’s Democratic Party, PDP needs to inject more fresh blood into