By Deborah Obot The Cross River State Chapter of Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), has commended the State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade for donating a 17 seater Innoson bus (IVM 6540) to the union. According to the union Chairman, Mr. Godwin Ayendi in a statement made available to CrossRiverWatch, the union expressed appreciation
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Walter Onnoghen, on Monday, challenged the jurisdiction of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, sitting in Abuja, to try him over his alleged failure to declare his assets. The CJN, who stalled his planned arraignment following his refusal to appear before the Justice Danladi Umar’s
By Patrick Obia and Rose Ofem The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Cross River State has said it is to commence the Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) collection exercise at the 193 political wards in the State. This was contained in a press release signed by the State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Dr. Frankland Briyai addressed
By CrossRiverWatch Admin About 30 Senior Advocates of Nigeria with a battery of about 100 other junior lawyers have so far appeared before the Code of Conduct Tribunal in Abuja in defence of the Chief Justice of Nigeria who is to be arraigned on six counts of non-declaration of assets. According to Punch Newspaper, the
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State has expressed deep regrets and sadness over the tragic death of scores of persons after a tanker laden with fuel skidded off the road and exploded at the New Netim junction, of Odukpani local government area. Ayade who said he was devastated
By Jonathan Ugbal The end may not be in sight for the battle on who is the actual gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Cross River State as Niger Delta Affairs minister, Usani Usani and a faction of the party loyal to him have rejected insinuations that the judgment of a High
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has sworn in two former chairmen of Calabar Municipal and Obanliku local government areas as commissioners. They are, Ntufam Donatus Etim who served as Chairman of Calabar Municipal and Dr. Godwin Amanke, also known as ‘Timaya’ who served and was later sacked as
By David Nsa Arthur Jarvis University Akpabuyo has been enlisted as a JAMB Computer Base Test center in Cross River State. The disclosure was made in a press briefing with men of the press by the institution where it’s Vice Chancellor, Prof. Ani Nkang highlighted some progress made by the school as well as challenges.