by crossriverwatch admin Two months after the Appeal Court sitting in Calabar upheld the ruling of a High Court sacking the Obong of Calabar who was subsequently re-installed by the king makers, another paramount king in Calabar, the Muri Munene of the Efut nation has been nullified by another High Court. Calabar High Court 8
by crossriverwatch admin Ace music star, Iyanya has attacked Cross River Broadcasting Cooperation; CRBC talk show goddess, Diana Mary for controversially claiming that she laid the bedrock that made the Kukere crooner the super star he is today. CrossRiverWatch gathered that when Iyanya read the reports of the claims by the on-air personality, the ace
by crossriverwatch admin Majority Leader of the Senate, Victor Ndoma-Egba, has rebutted media reports that the Federal Government ordered the withdrawal of the diplomatic passports of National Assembly members, including President of the Senate, David Mark and Speaker of House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal. Ndoma-Egba, who made the rebuttal in an interview, said Federal Government
by crossriverwatch admin The Cross River State Governor, Senator Liyel Imoke has lauded the initiative of Beken and Fort for organizing a job and enterprise fair in Calabar. In his speech, the Governor who was represented by His Deputy, Barrister Efiok Cobham reiterated his administration’s commitment to creating more jobs for the citizens through organized
by crossriverwatch admin The ruling People’s Democratic Party PDP has again won all the 18 Chairmanship and 196 Councilorship seats in Saturday’s one party contest local council elections which held across the State. Announcing the results yesterday in Calabar, Chairman of the State Independent Electoral Commission, Sir Patrick Otu said results for twelve local governments
by crossriverwatch admin A chain of reactions from Cross Riverians have continued to trail the just concluded local council elections in Cross River State. In his reaction to an opinion article by APC Lawyer Barrister Obono Obla on CrossRiverWatch where he accused CROSIEC of having disregard for the Court, the Attorney General and Commissioner of
by crossriverwatch admin Governor Liyel Imoke of Cross River on Saturday lauded the peaceful conduct of Saturday’s Local Government elections in the state. He gave the commendation in an interview in Itigidi, Abi Local Government Area, shortly after casting his vote at the Government Primary School. “I feel very good that the elections are generally
by crossriverwatch admin There was palpable tension in Bakassi Local government Area on Saturday following a discovery that some politicians had perfected plans to use the Bakassi returnees for election rigging in Akpabuyo and Bakassi Resettlement Camps. Security Operatives dispatched around the area further confirmed this as heavy armed policemen and Civil Defence men were