By Patrick Obia Bayelsa State has received NGN27 billion as part of refund from the Federal Government for federal projects it stepped in to salvage while Cross River, two others are yet to smile to the bank. Alongside Cross River State, Ondo, and Osun are yet to be reimbursed by the Federal Government for salvaging
By CrossRiverWatch Admin President Muhmmadu Buhari has replaced the Service Chiefs with immediate effect. Femi Adesina, presidential spokesman, broke the news on Tuesday afternoon. The new service chiefs are Leo Irabor, a Major-General of the Nigerian Army, Chief of Defence Staff; I Attahiru, Chief of Army Staff; A Z Gambo, Chief of Naval Staff; and
By Archibong Jeremiah The management of Cross River University of Technology (CRUTECH) has ignored the proclamation of the State Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade to suspend payment of school fee by indigenes in the institution. Governor Ayade made the proclamation to that effect October last year, during a press briefing where he maintained that the suspension of
By Jonathan Ugbal Information reaching our newsroom suggests that Justice Akon Ikpeme will soon be confirmed by the Cross River State House of Assembly. This follows her recommendation by the National Judicial Council (NJC) to Governor Ben Ayade who is reported to have preferred Justice Maurice Eneji, Ikpeme’s junior. The Calabar branch of the Nigerian
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Ahead of his father’s funeral slated for February 3rd and 4th, federal lawmaker, Jarigbe Agom has alleged that there are active plans by elements in Cross River State to assassinate him. Mr. Agom currently represents the Ogoja/Yala federal constituency in the House of Representatives and hopes to be sworn in as Senator
By Jonathan Ugbal An Abuja Magistrate Court sitting in Wuse Zone 2 has discharged and acquitted four out of the six defendants brought before it on November 6, 2020 for alleged conspiracy, unlawful assembly and conduct likely to cause breach of public peace. Five protesters who had joined the second wave of the #EndSARS protest
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Okoi Obono-Obla, a former aide to President Muhammad’s Buhari on prosecution has said his continuous travails at thee Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) was an effort to “hang” him for serving the country “honorably.” Obono-Obla who also served as the Chairman of the Special Presidential Investigation Panel for the Recovery of Public
By Cletus Ukpong, Premium Times The man whose hotel in Cross River State was demolished by the State Government has denied the allegation that the hotel was used as kidnappers’ hideout. The Cross River State security outfit called Operation Akpakwu, Friday, demolished the Save Side Hotel located at 8 Miles, Calabar, following the arrest of a man they accused of being a kidnapper