By Godwin Ajom The Cross River State Independent Electoral Commission (CROSIEC) Chairman, Associate Professor Mike Ushie has resigned his position following the State Government’s swipe on the Commission’s “cavalier work attitude”. In a letter to the State House of Assembly earlier, the State Government blamed the inability of the state to conduct Local Government elections
By Godwin Ajom The Cross State House of Assembly, has approved the appointment of His Royal Majesty, Ovai Solomon Osim Edward, the Paramount Ruler of Abi Local Government Area, as the new Chairman, State Traditional Rulers Council. The House confirmed the Royal father’s new role, during plenary following deliberation on a correspondence forwarded to it
By Patrick Obia Four non-profit making organizations of Policy Alert, Gender Perspective and Social Development Center (GPSDC); Center for Healthworks, Development and Research Initiative (CHEDRES), Concern for Women and Youth Empowerment (COWOYEM), and Initiative for the Prevention and Control of Diseases (IPCD), have commenced sustainable service delivery on tuberculosis in five states in the wake
They use poverty as a form of political control. The poorer the people, the more likely they are compelled to sing and dance at the celestial glory of the sovereign who does no wrong. Every single project is magnified as the greatest, ever. He knows the truth, but what the heck! The wealth of the
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Governor of Cross River State, Senator Bassey Otu has inaugurated two committees in the State Energy Sector; the Cross River State Renewable Energy Action Plan and Cross River State Electricity Policy Committees. Inaugurating the committees in his office, the Honourable Commissioner, Ministry of Power and Renewable Energy Prince Eka Williams, who
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Late last week Friday, a gang of suspected armed robbers stormed the hostel of the University of Cross River State (UNICROSS), Ogoja campus in the late hours and robbed students of their valuables. Valuables made away with include laptops, phones, money; a student’s head was broken and another stabbed. However, nature smiled
What is in place to ensure that the narrative of malfeasance that led to the creation of JAAC doesn't emerge anymore?
For instance, where did the 'Akpa Junkuns' suddenly disperse to without any remnant or trace of its people, language or settlements in the Calabar vicinity? The Efuts we already know are a part of the Balondo ba konja people. The Quas are a subset of the larger Ejagham superset. The Efiks have their clear and