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 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 David Nsa Prof. Ikpeme A. Ikpeme has formally resumed as the new Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH) in Calabar, Cross River State. In a release signed by the Head of Corporate Affairs Department, Dr. Rosemary Effiong, made available to The Nation Newspaper on Wednesday, Ikpeme who resumed in
By David Nsa Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar, GCFR (Rtd) has called on politicians to see the urgent need to allow politics evolve. The former Head of State of Nigeria made the called while giving thank you remark at the 32nd convocation of the University of Calabar. He also charged all and sundry to be security conscious
By Margaret John In a bid to curtail the continuous perpetuation of mass atrocity in Nigeria, “We The People” a non-governmental organization has organized a four-day boot camp for prevention and advocacy against atrocities. The camp which held at Owerri, Imo State began on Wednesday 10th through Saturday 13th April, 2019 and had in attendance