By Archibong Jeremiah The Local Organizing Committee (LOC) of the Great Gospel Crusade, Calabar 2018 has promised that the crusade will bring peace to Calabar South. Addressing newsmen in Calabar, the LOC Chairman Dr. Lawrence Ekwok stated that “because Cross River State is perculiar in the country, it’s been first in many things but faced
By Christiana Alawa A youths advocate and House of Representatives aspirant, Engineer Wofai Ewa has said that if elected, he will consider a bill to repeal the legislative immunity law recently assented to by President Muhammadu Buhari. Mr. Ewa who said that given the peculiar nature of the Nigerian polity, there was need for the
By Christiana Alawa The member representing Obudu/Obanliku/Bekwarra in the Federal House of Representatives, Honorable Legor Idagbo has said that the legislative immunity bill assented to by President Muhammadu Buhari will aid national and sub national legislators become more effective. Mr. Idagbo stated this Sunday in Calabar while speaking as a guest on The Dialogue With
Archibong Jeremiah Hon. Legor Idagbo, Member House of Representatives has co-sponsored a bill to create the Federal Character Tribunal. Hon. Legor, while proposing the motion on the floor of the Green Chambers, drew his reference from section 14, Sub 3 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The Obudu/Obanlikwu/Bekwarra Constituency rep maintained that
By Archibong Jeremiah The member representing Obudu/Bekwarra/Obanliku constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Legor Idagbo has called on the Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing to expedite action to ensure that the dualization of Calabar – Ikot Ekpene road be captured in the 2018 budget. Hon. Legor, member House Committee on Works made
By Ogar Monday; House of Assembly Correspondent Follow @ogar_monday First term Assembly man, Mr. Hillary Bisong (PDP, Boki 1) has slammed the Cross River Ministry of Education over the state of the Library complex in Calabar, the state capital. Mr. Bisong said the ministry’s approach towards fixing the complex was against the tenets of the
By Archibong Jeremiah The Inter Party Advisory Council (IPAC) and the Cross River State Government are at loggerheads over the legality of the endorsement of Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade for a second term in office by about 9 local government areas. The Chairman of IPAC in Cross River State, Mr. Sunday Michael condemned
By Grace Orok CrossRiverWatch has launched a new subsidiary “City Ad” which is a hard copy monthly business and advertisement magazine. The launch was held Thursday in Calabar during the general meeting of the Association of Cross River Online Journalists (ACROJ), where the Acting Chairman, Comrade Hope Obeten described it as a step further. According