by crossriverwatch admin Human Rights lawyer, Barrister Obono Obla has condemned the arrest and continued detention of a youth activist and Director General of the Cross River State Political Network CRISPON by the State Security Service in Cross River State. In a statement from his law firm, Obono Obla and Co. to crossriverwatch, the lawyer
by crossriverwatch admin The once narrow and impassable road to Akparabong, the home town of the Nigerian Senate Leader, Victor Ndoma Egba is wearing a new look due to the burial of his late father, Justice Emmanuel Takon Ndoma Egba. Some respondent who spoke to crossriverwatch thanked the Senate Leader for reconstructing the road. The
by crossriverwatch admin President Goodluck Jonathan, Senate President, David Mark, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal were among the dignitaries that paid last respect to the late Judge of the Nigerian Court of Appeal, Justice Emmanuel Takon Ndoma Egba. In a condolence message read by the Secretary to the Government of the
by crossriverwatch admin The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), has said that unless stringent measures are put in place, there will soon be scarcity of fuel in Cross River State and its environs. Chairman of the Association in Calabar, Mr. Michael Udofia, stated this when he led his members to inform the state
by Vanguard Hon. John Owan Eno of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) represents Obubra/Etung Federal Constituency of Cross River State in the House of Representatives. He is also the Chairman, Appropriation Committee of the House. It could be said that the duty of appropriating funds for the ministries,departments and agencies of government falls squarely on
by Vanguard Justice Adamu Bello of a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, Monday, declined to sack Governor Liyel Imoke of Cross River State from office. The Court further dismissed the suit which was entered against the Governor by candidate of the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, in the last governorship election in the state,
by crossriverwatch admin The Cross River State House of Assembly has recommended that all the contractors who have been mobilized for work but abandoned the contracts in all the Ministries, Departments and Agencies be arrested and prosecuted. The recommendation was made during the passing into law of the 2013 appropriation bill by the house after
by crossriverwatch admin Cross River Lawyer and Human Rights Activist, Chief Obono Obla was one of those that made the membership of one of the three sub-committees that were inaugurated today by the newly formed All Progressive Congress APC, to complete the processes for the consummation of the merger. Obla who has been a member