By Archibong Jeremiah “Following the recent coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic currently ravaging the world, the Cross River State House of Assembly have suspended its legislative activities indefinitely as part of preventive measures to contain the spread of the disease.” The above is an extract from a statement by the Press Secretary to Mr. Speaker, Hope Obeten.
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River State Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade has described as shocking and sad the untimely death of Dr. Rose Oko, the Senator representing Cross River North in the Senate. A statement signed by Mr. Christian Ita, Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the Governor, quoted Ayade as describing Senator Oko’s demise
By Archibong Jeremiah Information reaching our newsroom suggests that Sen. Rose Oko is dead. According to the unverified report, she passed on earlier today. The Senator representing Northern Cross River passed away after a prolonged illness. Update Until her death, she was Chairman Senate Committee on Trade and Investment, Senator Rose Oko (PDP). Senator Oko,
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, on Monday, arraigned the former Head of Service, Winifred Oyo-Ita, and two others before a Federal High Court, Abuja. The two others are one Garba Umar and Ubong Effiok. They were arraigned alongside six companies before Justice Taiwo Taiwo over 18-counts of fraud, failure to fully
By Jonathan Ugbal The Acting Chief Judge of the High Court of Cross River State, Justice Maurice Eneji has written Governor Ben Ayade seeking over N150 million to finance the activities of the Local Government Council Elections Tribunal. The State has been without the third tier of Government since December 2016 and January 2017 for
By CrossRiverWatch Admin As part of efforts to bring lasting peace to the lingering border crisis between the people of Isu community in Arochukwu Local Government Area of Abia State and their neighbours from Utuma and Ukwa in Biase and Odukpani Local Government Areas respectively, of Cross River State, the Joint Border and Security Committee of
By Godwin Otang The State Chairman of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) in Cross River, Dr. Agam Ayuk has lamented the increasing cases of kidnapping in the State, arguing that Government at State and Federal level is not serious with the security of lives and properties of its citizens. Agam who was a guest on
By Jonathan Ugbal A Federal High Court sitting in Nigeria’s southern port city of Calabar and presided over by Justice Simon Amobeda has declined jurisdiction to entertain a public interest suit seeking the court’s interpretation of the constitution to decide whether the action of appointing Commissioners of Aviation, Foreign Affairs and Solid Minerals by Governor