By Archibong Jeremiah The Senator representing Cross River Central, Sen. Sandy Onor has said that the current internal crisis rocking the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, in the State is as a result of lack of consultation by the Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade. Addressing journalists he said the yet to be sighted Supreme Court judgment is
By CrossRiverWatch Admin It has been seven years since the Nigerian government privatized electricity in the country. Since then, we’ve seen marginal improvement and neglect of electricity distribution channels which have led to the loss of life. Funmi discusses this and increased tariffs with Power Up Nigeria founder, Adetayo Adegbemie, Eyo Ekpo, Energy Sector Specialist
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By CrossRiverWatch Admin Modern-day sex slavery takes on many forms. In the Keyi community of Cross River State, it is Okenegoro — a practice in which young girls, at birth…… as young as five years old, become “brides” to older men to repay debts. This horrid practice turns girls into de facto slaves stripped of
By Archibong Jeremiah The Cross River State Auditor General, Mrs. Franca Inok has coax a pensioner, Mrs. Victoria Ewa to apologize for allegedly spearheading the Monday protest of pensioners declared dead by the Sen. Ben Ayade administration. Following the pensioners resolve to barricade the Highway, the Commissioner for Local Government Affairs, Mrs. Stella Odey came,
By Archibong Jeremiah The Nigeria Police Force, Cross River State Command has disclosed that, most of the hoodlums that vandalized properties in the recent mayhem that greeted the once revered People’s Paradise, Calabar, are Akwa Ibomites. The disclosure was made by the Command Public Relations Officer, DSP Irene Ugbo during an interview where she maintained,
By Maxwell Effiong and Kelvin Ololo Muslims in Cross River State say the curfew currently in place will impact on how they celebrate Eid-El-Maulud which is the the birth of Prophet Muhammad. The Federal Government had declared Thursday a public holiday. But, a 16 hour per day curfew announced by the State Government may likely
By Jonathan Ugbal In what seems a contrast to the expectations of many following the #EndSARS protests, residents of Calabar, the Cross River State capital have accused personnel of the Nigerian Army and the Nigerian Police Force of brutality. The city is still recovering from last weekend’s massive looting amidst a curfew. A 24 hour