By Agba Jalingo and Jonathan Ugbal Years after Nigeria privatized its power sector, the ghost of its corrupt past has continued to haunt consumers in South – South Nigeria. Despite repeated warnings, commitments and investments, Nigerians are yet to see improvement in the supply of electricity. CrossRiverWatch spoke to respondents in Akwa Ibom, Cross River
By Ntiedo Ekott, Premium Times Mrs. Grace Ebit, a farmer in Ibogo, Biase Local Government Area of Cross River State, recalls her childhood with nostalgia. After her father lost his job in the mid-1960s, she dropped out of school and the family struggled to get food. Her distraught father began to grow cassava and processed
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State has appointed a new head for the State Universal Basic Education Board. Mr. Omaga Odo who served as Secretary of the People’s Democratic Party until last year is the new Chairman, a statement signed by Mr. Ayade’s spokesman, Christian Ita read. The Governor also appointed
By Jonathan Ugbal President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed George Abang Ekpungu as the Secretary of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), for a tenure of five years. Mr. Ekpungu served as Commissioner for New Cities Development in Governor Ben Ayade’s first term in office. He declined reappointment to serve in Governor Ayade’s cabinet after
By Sun Newspaper Speculations are rife in Cross River State that the National leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) may have tactfully given nod to the candidature of Senators Sandy Onor and Gershom Bassey as their governorship aspirant ahead of the 2023 race. This development, political pundits in the State say follows from what
By Patrick Obia The Peoples Democratic party (PDP) has opined that it’ll leave no storm unturned to reclaim Cross River State from the All Progressives Congress (APC). It went on to assert that the guilty ones are always looking for where to hide but eventually gets smoked out. The PDP South-South Zonal Chairman, Mr. Dan
By Jonathan Ugbal The protest by civil servants engaged by the Cross River State Government between 2017 and 2018 over non payment of salaries continued today in front of the Governor’s office in Calabar. The protest which began on Tuesday last week has continued despite a snub by Governor Ayade and his supporters. On Thursday,
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The protest by civil servants engaged by the Cross River State in 2017 and 2018 continued on Wednesday at the Governor’s office complex in Calabar over the non payment of salaries despite working over the years. The protests began on Tuesday, with the leader of the civil servants Mr. David disclosing that