By Patrick Obia The Governor of Cross River State, Senator Bassey Otu and other stakeholders have paid tribute to fallen Nigerian soldiers who gave their lives to defend the sovereignty of the nation. The ceremony is held every 15th January every year. In Cross River, the event which held in Calabar on Wednesday January 15,
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent The Government of Cross River has announced a series of activities to commemorate the 2025 Armed Forces Remembrance Week to honor Nigerian fallen heroes who have served and defended the sovereignty of the nation. A press release issued by Commissioner for Social Welfare and Community Development Mrs. Margaret Ene
By Favour Adinya Cross River-born Major General Emmanuel Ejim-Emekah, has been appointed General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the 6th Division of the Nigerian Army in Rivers State. He was redeployed to take over as Director of Operations, at Army Headquarters, Abuja on July 29, 2023. Major General Emmanuel is the first to hail from Bekwarra
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio has assured that the Senate will participate fully in the burial of former President of the Senate, Dr. Joseph Wayas. Akpabio gave the assurance when a delegation of leaders from Cross River State, led by former Justice Minister, Chief Kanu Agabi, paid him a courtesy
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent The Governor of Cross River State, Senator Bassey Otu, has expressed sadness over the sudden death of Lt. General Taoreed Lagbaja, who until his passing, was Chief of Staff of the Nigerian Army. Describing the death of Lagbaja as a great loss to the Nigerian Army, the military, and
By Godwin Ajom The Nigerian Senate has commenced deliberations on a significant new bill that seeks to enhance professionalism within the petroleum and gas engineering sector in the country. Through a Bill sponsored by Senator Eteng Williams of Cross River Central, the bill titled “A Bill for an Act to Establish the Chartered Institute of
By SaharaReporters The Court of Appeal in Abuja has discharged and acquitted former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Samuel Nkanu Onnoghen, overturning his 2019 conviction for false asset declaration by the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT). Justice Onnoghen, who was convicted on April 18, 2019, by the tribunal led by Umar Yakubu Danladi,
By Patrick Obia Three years after the demise of the former Senate President of Nigeria, Dr. Joseph Wayas, and his corpse deposited at London Hospital, the United Kingdom, and three months after his body touched down, Abuja, Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory, all is set to commit his remains to mother earth. According to ‘Who is