By Godwin Ajom With the 2024 Cross River State Local Government Election just around the corner, stakeholders in the state have called for free, fair, transparent, and gender-sensitive elections. They said women should be allowed 30% inclusivity in elective positions at the grassroots and shy away from handpicking candidates as often witnessed in election tussles.
In 51 days from today we will be in December. We all know what happens in December. Most people want to go home to their villages and hometowns. It’s the holiday season. But if you are planning to go to the village, kindly take note of the following: So if you ask me, unless you
Cross River is a State blessed with a panoply of uniqueness. It is a place that has several climate zones with extraordinary biodiversity that can’t be matched by any State in Nigeria and across the West African sub-region, and its greatest asset has been the good people of Cross River State spread across a network
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Unrelenting in her bid to rid the institution of vices, the Management of the University of Calabar (UNICAL) has announced the removal from office and suspension from duties of the acting Head of the Department of Pharmacology, Dr. Joseph Akpan. According to a release signed by the University Registrar, Mr. Gabriel Egbe,
By Patrick Obia A High Court of Cross River State (Family Court 2), sitting in Calabar, and presided over by Justice Blessing Egwu, has sentenced a 47-year-old man, Ita Okon to life imprisonment for rape. Ita Okon was convicted on Tuesday, October 8th, 2024 after he was found guilty of the crime. In addition to
By Patrick Obia CP Peter Ukachi Opara has resumed as the 45th Commissioner of Police, Cross River State Command of the Nigeria Police Force. At a ceremony held at the Command’s Headquarters, Diamond Hill, Calabar, included the formal inspection of the Sentry guard at the quarter guard, overseen by the Command’s Management Team. In a
By Stephen Enoch, Stallion Times The rising cost of Persons With Disabilities (PWD) tricycles in Kano State has forced many disabled children to drop out of school, because of the inability to afford the crucial mobility aid needed to continue their education. Stallion Times reporter, Stephen Enoch explores this crisis in-depth, focusing on one of
Called to the bar in 1993, Ashang was elevated to the rank of a SAN on September 29th 2022, and is listed at number 725 in the order of elevation of Senior Advocates.