By Margaret John: House of Assembly Correspondent and Efa Sunday As the eight Assembly of the Cross River State legislature winds down, the Speaker, Honorable John Lebo (PDP, Abi) has said the House grew in leaps due to the cordial relationship between members which led to national recognition. Lebo who expressed satisfaction with the successes
It is no longer news that Cross River State paraded the highest number of political appointees between 2015-2019 under the administration of Governor Ben Ayade. Available records states that Ayade had over 6, 000 appointees who were drawing regular salaries from the State Government coffers even without offices, designations and job schedules. The Governor came
By Archibong Jeremiah Walter Onnoghen, Esq. has appealed the judgement of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) finding him guilty of all six charges against him by the Federal Government. Mr. Onnoghen is appealing the judgement which is removal from office and banned him from holding any public office for a decade. See pictures of
By David Nsa The Cross River State Chairman of Christian Association Of Nigeria (CAN), Archbishop Joseph Ukpo has called on Christian faithfuls to celebrate the Easter period with joy and reflection. Bishop Ukpo made this known on Thursday in an interview were he intimated Christians to remain steadfast in the faith. He said, “Jesus was
By Margaret John: House of Assembly Correspondent and Efa Sunday The candidate of the Peoples’ Democratic Party for the position of the member representing the Yakurr/Abi federal constituency in the February 23, 2019 polls, Mr. John Lebo has said that he will only congratulate the winner of the elections, Mr. Alex Egbonna of the All
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) has convicted the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, on false asset declaration. The CCT Chairman, Mr. Danladi Umar in his judgment which was delayed from Thursday morning till afternoon found Mr. Onnoghen guilty of all six charges preferred against him by the federal
By Our Government House Correspondent Ahead of his second term inauguration on May 29, Cross River State governor, Senator Ben Ayade, has disclosed that he will reduce the size of his cabinet in order to ensure better service delivery. This is even as the Governor, in a statement released in Calabar on today, Thursday, directed
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River State Government said 1,700 people who wrote the interview examinations for jobs in the State’s primary health care sub-sector have been shortlisted for the oral interview. The Director General of the State’s Primary Health Care Development Agency, Dr. Betta Edu disclosed moments ago in a press briefing with journalists