By CrossRiverWatch Admin Winifred Oyo-Ita, the Head of Service of the Federation, is currently at the Presidential Villa in Aso Rock. Oyo-Ita, who is currently being investigated for an alleged N3 billion contract scam, had stayed away from the retreat organised for ministers-designate despite attendance by other top Government officials. She was spotted entering the
By Patrick Obia The Cross River State Government has said that the recent blackout experienced in Calabar metropolis in the past few days is as a result of fire outbreak at Marian market from the 23 megawatt power plant which affected transmission cables. This was made known in a release through Governor Ben Ayade’s Chief
By Margaret John, House of Assembly Correspondent The Speaker, Cross River State House of Assembly, Hon. Eteng Jonah Williams has arrived Lagos State to for the Conference of Speakers of State Houses of Assembly in Nigeria. The roundtable for Speakers of State Houses of Assembly 2019 is organized by National Institute for Legislative and Democratic
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Revenue consultants in Cross River State, Flourishing Vine Unique Services Limited has denied allegations that the State Government has lost over N1.01 billion as revenue to the activities of consultants. Tue Consulting firm was recently petitioned to the EFCC but a group under the name “Concerned Cross River State Indigenes” in an advertorial
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Winifred Oyo-Ita, the Head of Service of the Federation, has offered to immediately proceed on retirement in a letter to President Muhammadu Buhari, The Cable understands. The widow had been under pressure from her immediate family to retire after news reports emerged that she was being probed over an alleged N3 billion
By Jonathan Ugbal Former Cross River Governor, Chief Clement Ebri has denied news making the rounds that he said the Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs. Winnifred Oyo-Ita is a victim of witch hunt by a cabal in the presidency. Mrs. Oyo-Ita is been investigated for alleged fraud dating back to when she
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Over two months after the Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit issued a directive barring State Governments from tampering with Local Government funds, Mudiaga AfeA of Punch Newspapers reports that many Governors have yet to comply. When on May 6, 2019, the Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit issued the “Guidelines to reduce vulnerabilities created by
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River State Government has began test transmission of its 23 megawatts power plant in Calabar, the State capital. The project which began in 2016 is at completion stage according to the Government. The Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade while addressing journalists in Calabar was visibly happy as he maintained that he