By Ogar Monday The family of the head of Uyanga village in Akamkpa LGA, His Highness Ophot Valentine Ebani, has accused the Nigeria Police Force, particular the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) of killing and refusing to release the corpse of the monarch. The family is appealing to well meaning Nigerians and members of the
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River State Government has confirmed four suspected cases of Lassa Fever in the State with one of the patients who is a pregnant woman dead. The woman is suspected to have died as a result of the virus at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH). The woman whose age
By Christiana Alawa A youths advocate and House of Representatives aspirant, Engineer Wofai Ewa has said that if elected, he will consider a bill to repeal the legislative immunity law recently assented to by President Muhammadu Buhari. Mr. Ewa who said that given the peculiar nature of the Nigerian polity, there was need for the
By Christiana Alawa The member representing Obudu/Obanliku/Bekwarra in the Federal House of Representatives, Honorable Legor Idagbo has said that the legislative immunity bill assented to by President Muhammadu Buhari will aid national and sub national legislators become more effective. Mr. Idagbo stated this Sunday in Calabar while speaking as a guest on The Dialogue With
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Follow @crossriverwatch The unending squabbles and infighting within the ranks of the All Progressives Congress APC in Cross River state, if not properly handled, will snowball into a gale of defections, multiple sources within the party have told CrossRiverWatch. Since the substantive State Chairman of the party, Pastor Usani Usani was appointed
By Jonathan Ugbal Follow @NaijaJonathan and Elijah Ugani Follow @Elijah_ugani A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Cross River State and aspirant for the 2019 guber elections of the party has fingered the Cross River State Government after members of the National Youth Council of Nigeria attacked the party’s secretariat in Obudu which
Archibong Jeremiah Hon. Legor Idagbo, Member House of Representatives has co-sponsored a bill to create the Federal Character Tribunal. Hon. Legor, while proposing the motion on the floor of the Green Chambers, drew his reference from section 14, Sub 3 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The Obudu/Obanlikwu/Bekwarra Constituency rep maintained that
By Archibong Jeremiah The member representing Obudu/Bekwarra/Obanliku constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Legor Idagbo has called on the Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing to expedite action to ensure that the dualization of Calabar – Ikot Ekpene road be captured in the 2018 budget. Hon. Legor, member House Committee on Works made