The 1999 Constitution allows State legislatures to make laws enabling former Governors and Deputy Governors to receive pensions. So, on April 18th, 2005, former Governor Donald Duke, assented to the Cross River State Gubernatorial Pension Law, to provide a pension to any person who has held office as a Governor or Deputy Governor in Cross
TOPIC Cross River State Transition From Ben Ayade To Bassey Otu: Matters Arising. INTRODUCTION Transition means a continuous change from one state, thing, or idea to another. It can either be a noun which is the process or period of changing or a verb, which is the actual process of changing. In administration and governance,
By Patrick Obia Stakeholders have identified functional institutions as a panacea in peacebuilding and co-existence in the Niger Delta region of the country. This was a hallmark of a multi-stakeholders Niger Delta Regional Peacebuilding Strategy Implementation town hall meeting held in Calabar, the Cross River State capital on Friday, May 19th, 2023. The stakeholders comprising
By Jonathan Ugbal The proprietor of Gramic fish farm, Mr. Udie Mike has written the Chairman of the Obudu Local Government Council, Mr. Eraye Ewhe over the breaking of the fence and encroachment into the Senator Liyel Imoke Civic Center. The Civic Center is located along Calabar Road, at the urban center of the Local
By Jonathan Ugbal An unidentified officer of the Cross River State Fire Service and trainees on Wednesday beat up a staff of the State’s Internal Revenue Service, CRSIRS, Mr. Peter Agba while he was photographing vehicles of the service at a mechanic workshop in Calabar. The mechanic workshop is located inside the fire and rescue
By Jonathan Ugbal ‘Tell Your Story with Quinesta,’ a radio program on Hit 95.9 FM Calabar has won the Best Radio Show (English) at the maiden edition of The Nigerian Broadcasters Awards, TNBA, organized by the Broadcasting Organization of Nigeria, BON held on Wednesday in Lagos. The TNBA recognizes outstanding achievements and contributions in the
By CrossRiverWatch Admin This is the full video of Sen. Ben Ayade, Governor of Cross River State interview on Arise Television yesterday. He spoke on several issues. Watch:
By Jonathan Ugbal Cross Riverians have been sharply divided over the ownership of one out of two private Universities approved by the Federal Government in Cross River State. A document obtained by CrossRiverWatch shows that the British Canadian University, Obudu, and The Duke Medical University, Calabar were among 39 universities approved by the Federal Government,