By Ushang Ewa The President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Olumide Akpata has commended the decision of the Cross River House of Assembly to confirm Justice Akon Ikpeme as the substantive Chief Judge of the State’s High Court. The Assembly in what was a U-Turn from their resolution number 45 of March 2, 2020 wherein
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 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
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Youths of the Bayside community in Calabar South Local Government Area have locked up the Marina Resort over claims of corruption. The youths also invoked the marine god believed to protect the Calabar channel, Anansa and accused State actors of corruption. The youths fingered the Commissioner for Tourism, Eric Anderson and one
By Ushang Ewa A video shared by aides of Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State shows Magnetic MRO, a Chinese owned airline maintenance company based in Tallin, Estonia painting one of the two aircrafts purchased for the State owned Cally Air. This Newspaper had first reported that the State has acquired two aircrafts with
By Patrick Obia Cross River State Government has confirmed receipt of 20.4 million dollars grant from World Bank. The grant is from the State Fiscal Transparency, Accountability and Sustainability (SFTAS) program, which began in 2018, to terminate in 2022. The State Commissioner for Finance, Mr. Asuquo Ekpenyong Jnr, revealed this at a press briefing Friday
By Jonathan Ugbal Nigeria’s former top spy, Ekpenyong Ita has written the management of Max Air limited to add the Calabar aviation route in it’s operations. Mr. Ita who retired in 2015 as Director General of Nigeria’s secret police, the SSS in a letter sighted by CrossRiverWatch and dated January 13, addressed to Max Air
By News Agency of Nigeria, NAN No fewer than 28,000 youths across the 18 Local Government areas of Cross River State are been targeted to benefit from the International, Federal and State Government grants for a period of two years under the COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus (CARES) program. Mr. Christopher Anake, a representative