By Jonathan Ugbal Nigeria’s former top spy, Ekpenyong Ita has written the management of Max Air limited to add the Calabar aviation route in it’s operations. Mr. Ita who retired in 2015 as Director General of Nigeria’s secret police, the SSS in a letter sighted by CrossRiverWatch and dated January 13, addressed to Max Air
By Archibong Jeremiah Cross River has joined the rest of the country to mark the 2021 Armed Forces remembrance day in Calabar, the State capital. The event had the State Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade laid wreath for the fallen heroes of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. See pictures below.
By News Agency of Nigeria, NAN No fewer than 28,000 youths across the 18 Local Government areas of Cross River State are been targeted to benefit from the International, Federal and State Government grants for a period of two years under the COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus (CARES) program. Mr. Christopher Anake, a representative
By Sulaimon Salau, Guardian Newspaper The Customs Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone ‘C’, Owerri has intercepted 5,200 live ammunition (cartridges of 30GR 70mm calibre) in Cross River State. The cartridges, said to have been intercepted on “credible and timely intelligence” on December 13, 2020 along Nwezenyi-Ikom Road in Cross River State, were concealed in other
By Ike Uchechukwu, Vanguard Newspaper Local Government Chairmen’s Forum in Cross River State has called on the National Working Committee of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to discipline erring members of the National Assembly for taking the party to court. They made the call on Monday while speaking with journalists in Calabar shortly after a
By Alex Enumah, This Day Newspaper A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Chief Wole Olanipekun, has written the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, over alleged mischief of INEC in court cases on the just concluded by-election for Cross River Northern senatorial district. INEC had declared Senator Stephen Odeh of
By Patrick Obia Dozens of aides, supporters and stalwarts of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) loyal to Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State who had gathered at 11-11 roundabout in Calabar to protest the Supreme Court’s judgement on the ward and chapter congress of the party have dispersed. The aborted protest was to show
By CrossRiverWatch Admin A meeting convened by commissioners in Cross River State to stage a protest over the ruling of the Supreme Court on the conduct of the Ward and Local Government congresses of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has ended in a brawl. A source at the meeting told CrossRiverWatch that the meeting which