By CrossRiverWatch Admin A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria, AMCON and United Bank for Africa to take over an Ikoyi, Lagos property of former governor of Cross River State, Mr Donald Duke, over an alleged N537,334,360.77 debt. Vanguard Newspaper reports that, Justice Chuka Obiozor, made the
By Patrick Obia A truck suspected to be Dangote vehicle (with Dangote sticker at the door) has knocked down two brothers and crushed a four years old to death in Calabar South. The incident which took place at Ekpo Abasi roundabout at about 1:45 PM, Friday with eyewitnesses said the driver of the truck who
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River University of Technology, (CRUTECH) Alumni association has fixed December 12 for its National Convention for election of new executives. The convention date was fixed arising from a meeting of the Central Working Committee (CWC) of the association which held at Jonag Hotel, Okuku, Yala Local Government Area of the
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Information reaching our newsroom has it that another Cross River University of Technology (CRUTECH) graduate has been gunned down in a gang related violence. Isaac Atamba, native of Igwo village Obudu LGA in Cross River State was shot dead Friday while working at his laundry shop Atimbo. As at the time of
By CrossRiverWatch Admin “Says minister-nominee is medically and mentally fit.” All Progressives Congress (APC) Grassroots Youth for Change has urged the Senate to ignore what it described as “malicious media reports” against former Group General Manager (GGM), Crude Oil Marketing Division (OMD) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and minister-nominee, Mr. Goddy Jeddy-Agba, saying
By CrossRiverWatch Admin President of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan has announced receiving the list of Ministerial nominees for confirmation from President Muhammadu Buhari. Prince Jedy Agba is the nominee for Cross River State. Details soon.
Total debt of Cross-River State as at the end of 2017 was approximately N177.16bn. External debt grew to $167.9mn in 2017, from $114.9mn in 2016. Meaning the administration of Governor Ayade alone incurred additional $53mn external debt between 2016 and 2017. Cross River Domestic debt also rose to N125.65bn in 2017, from N116.06bn in 2013.
By CrossRiverwatch Admin The Cross River state House of Assembly has been repeatedly referred to as a ‘rubber stamp’ of the Executive arm in Cross River State, by many stakeholders. The reason is not far fetched; they rarely have the spine to question decisions of the executive arm. However, some members of the 9th Assembly