By Ushang Ewa The legal counsel to Okoi Obono-Obla, the former Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on prosecution, First Baba Isa has raised an alarm over the play of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) which he said is harmful to Mr. Obono-Obla. Isa, in a statement issued on Friday
By Patrick Obia Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State, has charged his commissioners from border local government areas to retire home and take charge in ensuring state borders are closed. Ayade gave the order in a press release signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Christian Ita, reiterated that by 12 midnight of the
By Jonathan Ugbal The Cross River State government has said residents will from Friday, April 3, 2020 need a face mask to leave their homes. This, according to a statement signed by the spokesman of Governor Ben Ayade, Mr. Christian Ita is in light of the “proliferation of new cases of coronavirus in neighboring states.”
By Jonathan Ugbal Residents of Ugep community in Yakurr local government area of central Cross River are currently gripped with fear after a female youth corper who recently returned from Abuja is said to have been rushed to Calabar, the state capital to be tested for COVID-19. The youth corper, a native of Ugep is
By CrossRiverWatch Admin In its determined effort to fight energy theft to a stand- still in the network, the Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Plc has accosted seven suspected energy thieves who are in the habit of extending the network illegally. The Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) were alerted by the officials of PHED
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Mr. Obi James Achara, the managing director of Obi Achara limited, the firm, contracted to construct the isolation center for the COVID-19 pandemic in Calabar, the Cross River State capital is threatening to shut down the facility following the non-payment of a NGN68 million debt. The Sun Newspapers reports that work at
By CrossRiverWatch Admin A groom to be in Cross River State, Mr. Peter Ogar has said he was manhandled by officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) after a disagreement on the safest way to handle vehicle papers to ensure everyone was safe from getting infected by the novel coronavirus. The incident occurred at
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The election of a new State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party in Cross River State has torn the party apart. Party members representing the State in the National Assembly have thrown their weight behind Venatius Ikem, while Governor Ben Ayade is said to be more favourably disposed to the choice of