By Patrick Obia Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State has lifted the embargo on promotions for Civil and Public servants in the State. This was disclosed in a circular dated April 25th and signed by the Head of Service in the State, Mr. Timothy Akwaji noting that the gesture is to spur staff to
By Etido Okon The Management team of Arthur Jarvis University paid a courtesy visit to the Chief Judge of Cross River State, Hon. Justice Akon Ikpeme in her office on the 28th of April, 2023. The aim of the visit was to foster a strong relationship with the Chief Judge of the state and they
By Soonest Nathaniel, Channels TV Justices Ijeoma Ojukwu and Rosemary Oghoghorie of the Federal High Court sitting in Calabar, Cross Rivers State, have convicted and sentenced six internet fraudsters to various terms of imprisonment. The convicts: Ojiako David Enyinna, Heziekiah Ezekiel Eno, Onyedika Ugochukwu Enemchukwu, Adinkwu Destiny Chukwudifu, God’s Favour Bassey Essi and Ebenezer Emmanuel
By Jonathan Ugbal The registered trustees of DACRIS development and growth initiative, a nongovernmental organization, and a Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Honorable Cletus Obun have approached the High Court of Cross River State via an Originating Summons to stop the planned concessioning and sale of Transcorp Hotel in Calabar and four other
By Jonathan Ugbal With less than six weeks left in their administration and those of council Chairmen and Chairpersons, Cross River Deputy Governor, Professor Ivara Esu has concluded a performance and evaluation tour of the 18 Local Government Areas in the State. The performance tour commenced early in April with Professor Esu visiting several projects
By Jonathan Ugbal The Executive Director of Policy Alert, a civic space organization operating in the Niger Delta has been nominated alongside nine others to the National Steering Committee, NSC of the Open Government Partnership, OGP in Nigeria. The OGP is a global initiative that promotes transparency, citizen participation, and accountability in government. Nigeria joined
By Jonathan Ugbal The Ekorinim village of Calabar Municipal Local Government Area has revoked the power of Attorney it donated to Augustine Edet Nyong. The community also revoked the power of Mr. Edet Effiong Eyo as the village’s youth and task force leader. The revocations are contained in two separate letters to the duo, signed
By Archibong Jeremiah CrossRiverWatch has exclusively obtained an audio conversation between Hon. Patrick Uguge and his ward (name withheld) after he allegedly raped her. The incident occurred in mid-April 2023 in Ogoja. Hon. Uguge was arrested by the Police a few days ago following a complaint by the Basic Rights Counsel Initiative, BRCI. In the