Money Used for Imoke’s Election – Chairman story by crossriverwatch admin The crisis of confidence that have prevailed in Boki for almost one year now have snowballed into an impeachment threat on the Executive Chairman of Boki LGA Mr. Jonas Obi-Otu by the Councilors. Cross River Watch reliably learnt that the Boki Council Chairman has
story by crossriverwatch.com Officials of the Cross River State Board of Internal Revenue (CRSBIR) accompanied by over fifty armed security men drawn from the Mobile Police Unit, the Army and the traffic enforcers from the Department of Public Transport DOPT, in the Governor’s office, today took over and sealed the vehicle spare parts market at
story by crossriverwatch admin. To some followers of Cross River State politics, the race for the 2015 governorship seat in the state has already been decided; regardless of Governor Imoke’s recent statement that his successor will come from Cross River North Senatorial District. This position is anchored on the permutations of a so-called “Lagos Accord”
story by crossriverwatch admin Residents of Calabar the Cross River State Capital have accused traffic enforcers from the Department of Public Transportation DOPT, of arbitrary extortion and harassment. They also complained that even the levy imposed as parking fee on some designated parking lanes in town are too high. Some of the residents who spoke
Venatius Ikem became a politician at a young age in life. Just after graduating from the university of Jos, he became the Obudu Local Government Chairman under the defunct Social Democratic Party SDP, only at 26 years of age. Since then he has had a bag of mixed fortunes in his meteoric rise in the
story by crossriverwatch admin Eight members of the Cross River State House of Assembly and the Clerk of the House are on their way to Colombo, Sri Lanka to attend the 58th Annual Conference of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association CPA, scheduled to hold from September 7 to 15, 2012. Crossriverwatch reliable gathered that the lawmakers
story by crossriverwatch admin A cross section of Crossriverians have asked the opposition parties to stop criticizing the ruling PDP and get themselves organized if they are serious about playing the role of opposition in the state. The State Governor, Liyel Imoke had last week said that his successor will come from the northern senatorial
story by crossriverwatch admin The Super Eagles of Nigeria will host their Liberian counterparts in Calabar, the Cross River State capital on October 12 for the second leg of the 2012 AFCON qualifier after fighting on even terms in Monrovia over the weekend. Liberia drew 2-2 with Nigeria on Saturday night. The Lone Stars played