By Jonathan Ugbal Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna on Wednesday named a former Attorney General of Cross River State, Eyo Ekpo Esq and six others as members of the judicial commission of inquiry into the industrial action and protest of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) of May 16th to 19th 2021 in that State. Ekpo,
By Jonathan Ugbal Family members and sources in the Cross River State Police Command say Governor Ben Ayade’s aide on Cocoa Development, Mr. Oscar Ofuka has been moved to Lagos State after spending a night detained in Calabar. This was despite the Police Command saying he had been released following the manner which he was
By Maxwell Effiong As defection and resignation festival in Cross River State continues, another Special Adviser to Governor Ben Ayade on Environment, Mr. Obeten Ewa Mkang (JP) has followed the tread of others to resign. Mr. Obeten took the bow in a three paragraphs letter addressed to the Secretary to the State Government (SSG). His
By Jonathan Ugbal Following the botched arrest of Oscar Ofuka, Special Adviser to Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River on cocoa development at the premises of the Cross River Broadcasting Corporation in Calabar on Tuesday, more details have emerged about how ego and flouted agreements led to the heated situation. CrossRiverWatch gathered that the gestapo
By Ushang Ewa A former Works Commissioner and Chairman of Calabar South Local Government Area, Bassey Ekefre has said that the Federal Government (FG) would have been more interested in a railway project than the superhighway and deep seaport project Governor Ben Ayade discussed with the President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. Mr. Ayade visited Abuja last
By Jonathan Ugbal Gunmen dressed like men of the Nigerian Police Force earlier on Tuesday stormed the cocoa farm at the Cross River Broadcasting Corporation in Calabar, abducting Mr. Oscar Ofuka, the Special Adviser on Cocoa Development to Governor Ben Ayade. Mr. Ofuka was preparing grounds waiting for the Deputy Governor, Professor Ivara Esu who
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Two students in the Faculty of Law of the University of Calabar who were abducted on July 1, 2021 have remained in captivity. The duo are, Okoi Ikpi Itam Jr (pictured), son of the late former Chief Judge of the High Court of Cross River State, Justice Okoi Ikpi Itam and Vincent
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River State Government has insisted that all industries it has and is still constructing will survive and break even. The commissioner for industries, Peter Egba disclosed this in a chat with CrossRiverWatch where he dispelled fears that the industries were “spur of the moment thoughts” and not well planned. Mr.