By Margaret John, State House of Assembly Correspondent The Committee on Land Acquisition constituted by the Governor of Cross River State, Sen. Ben Ayade has appeared before the State Assembly following the heated debate by Cross Riverians of its mandate which is to acquire 200, 000 hectares of land from five undisclosed LGA’s in the
By CrossRiverWatch Admin President of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan has announced receiving the list of Ministerial nominees for confirmation from President Muhammadu Buhari. Prince Jedy Agba is the nominee for Cross River State. Details soon.
By jonathan Ugbal The premises of Agrim, a company that produces popular liquor ‘Tombo’ has been razed in an inferno. The fire, witnesses told Hit FM correspondents began about 10:00AM on Sunday. The entire plant located inside the Calabar Free Trade Zone Authority, including equipment and two vehicles; a bus and a saloon car suspected
By Jonathan Ugbal Information reaching CrossRiverWatch suggests that Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State has asked the 18 Heads of Local Government Administration (HOLGA) in the State to raise N2.5 million each for “security cover.” The HOLGAs are the most senior civil servants in the local governments and have ran the councils since December
The governor of Cross River state in southern Nigeria claimed that only 1.1% of total crime in Nigeria was committed in his state, making it the safest in the country. The best statistics available from the National Bureau of Statistics don’t back up the governor’s claims – 1.61% of all crimes in the country are
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Clan Head of Usumotong Community in Abi local government area of Cross River State, HRH Chief Stephen Eremi, says reports that his people beheaded two persons from neighbouring Ebom Community in the same area, are false. Eremi rather alleged the two beheaded persons were from Usumutong, and were killed by the
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The African Action Congress AAC in Cross River state is dismayed by reports of ongoing communal crises in Cross River state and the mindless absence of the “Father of the State”, Governor Ben Ayade, who is reported by the media to be away in Europe. Yesterday, the entire local and national media
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Nation newspaper is reporting that at least two persons are feared dead in renewed hostilities between Usumutong and Ebom communities in Abi local government area in central Cross River State. The village head of Ebom, Chief Sunday Obite, today Sunday alleged that a father and son were killed and beheaded by