By Ogar Monday; House of Assembly Correspondent There was a mild drama in the Cross River House of Assembly on Monday as members voted for the alterations in the constitutional amendment. The incident which involved the quoting of the constitution, references to the house rules led to a member even going as far as to
By Jonathan Ugbal Former Cross River Governor, Senator Liyel Imoke joined family, friends and well wishers at the 10 years remembrance event of the late Brigadier General Solomon Giwa-Amu on Saturday. Mr. Imoke was among high profile guests at the event organized by a foundation founded after General Giwa-Amu’s death in 2008. The former Governor
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Special Adviser to Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River on job placement, Mr. Jesse Esu on Saturday decamped to the All Progressives Congress in his native Agwagune/Okurike ward of Biase local government area. Agwagune is the political ward of Mr. Ayade’s deputy, Professor Ivara Esu who is also Mr. Jesse’s uncle.
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Since the commencement of the Federal government-sponsored School Feeding Programme in Cross River State, pupils of Sacred Heart Primary School, Buanchor, Boki are yet to be fed. This is because one FLORENCE OBIOCHI BIKOM ABANG, the supposed Vendor assigned to the school is yet to show up. Investigations reveal that, contrary to
By CrossRiverWatch Admin As has become common knowledge, I desire to be elected as the next governor of our state. I have declared so publicly to members of my party, the All Progressives Congress, particularly at Obudu chapter where I come from and Begiading ward where I am a registered member because all membership is
By Violet Fanseh There are indications that the Cross River State Ministry of Education is persistent in the extortion of primary school pupils in the state despite claims by the State Universal Basic Education SUBEB, that basic education is free. CrossRiverWatch understands that though education is not officially free in the state, the pupils have
Being the third of a three part series of an investigation into the massive corruption in UCTH which has led to the loss of umpteen number of lives in four years. Failed Laboratory, Tales Of Robbery And Rape At UCTH By CrossRiverWatch Admin Follow @crossriverwatch It is a given that the hospital is one of
By Ogar Monday The Police in Cross River State have arrested one, Mrs. Christiana James and are in search of another man identified as Nsikak for battering 3 girls and accusing them of witchcraft. Mrs. Christiana who is cooling her heels at the Diamond Hill Police Station is said to be the grandmother of the