By Jonathan Ugbal The faction of the Cross River State chapter of the All Progressives Congress state executive led by Matthew Achigbe was recognised by the party as the authentic delegates. Mr. Achigbe’s executive was produced in a state congress which favored former Cross River Governor, Chief Clement Ebri and federal lawmaker, Senator John Owan-Enoh
By Ogar Monday/Grace Orok In the fight to eradicate toxic waste materials, the Global Impact SAGE Team (GIST), a team of young ‘teenpreneurs’ in Calabar has been produced an Eco-friendly Inter-locking paving tiles, called GI (Global Impact) Interlocking, made from plastics and glass. The GIST team, a subsidiary of Students for the Advancement of Global
By Ushang Ewa Former Cross River Governor and a National Board of Trustees Member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Clement Ebri has announced his withdrawal from contesting for the national chairman of the party. The national convention to select new leaders for the party is slated for today at Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city.
By Obeten Godfrey The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), has concluded plans to resume it’s Post-Graduate Foreign scholarship to qualified indigenes of the Niger Delta region. This was contained in a statement signed by Clara Braide, S.A. Communications, Office of the Board Chairman of the Commission; and follows the approval by the Governing Board and
By Ilam Patricia A Cross River based Legal Practitioner, Barrister James Ibor has argued that there’s nothing to celebrate about the President’s assent to the law that gives the State Legislature and Judiciary financial autonomy, stating that “they both have had the powers and had not been able to exercise it.” Barrister James who is
By Ilam Patricia An activist and founder of Policy Alert, a Non-Governmental Organization with interest in open governance, Mr. Tijah Bolton-Akpan has said separation of powers in Nigeria and Cross River State in particular is in theory, not practical. Mr. Tijah made this known while speaking on “The Dialogue With Agba Jalingo” Sunday, on HIT
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Obol Lopon of Ugep, Obol Ofem Ubana has disclosed to CrossRiverWatch, his reason for traditionally accepting the apology of the Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Prosecution, Chief Okoi Obono-Obla. The monarch said he was bound to accept the apologies as a father. “Obla visited me today to apologise, I
By Our Reporter Eno Iyamba, Esq.of the Cross River State Ministry of Justice has been inaugurated as the Chairman, Cross River State Young Lawyers Forum of NBA Calabar Branch. The election which held Thursday at the premises of the State Judiciary Headquarters along Mary Slessor Avenue, Calabar Municipality was supervised by the NBA Calabar Branch