By Mary Bassey, House of Assembly Correspondent The Cross River State Electricity Bill has been read the second time on the floor of the State House of Assembly. The Lead Sponsor of the Bill and Leader of the 10th Assembly, Rt. Hon. Francis Bassey Asuquo, representing Odukpani State Constituency, in his presentation said that the
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Otu, has returned to Calabar after a three-week annual leave, declaring that he is back with “renewed vigor and a double dose of energy” to accelerate the transformation of the state. Addressing a jubilant crowd of supporters and government officials who thronged the Margaret Ekpo International
By Sylvia Akpan After public criticism, a masked group under the umbrella of concerned All Progressive Congress (APC) in Cross River State Northern Senatorial district, has withdrawn it alleged budget padding against the senator and the member representing the senatorial district – Sen. Jarigbe Agom and Honorable Peter Akpanke, respectively. The group had written to
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River State has officially resumed duty after a three-week vacation that took effect on March 11th, 2025. The first assignment of the Governor upon resumption is the national assignment entrusted to him as the Chairman of the gubernatorial primary election of the All Progressives Congress in Anambra
By Mary Bassey, House of Assembly Correspondent The Cross River State Irrigation and Dams Authority Bill 2025 has been read the second time on the floor of the State House of Assembly. The bill has been subsequently referred to the joint Committee on Agriculture and Water Resources for further legislative procedures. The Lead Sponsor and
By Patrick Obia The 2023 general election deputy governorship candidate in Cross River State, under the platform of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Emana Duke Ambrose-Amawhe has resigned from the party. She renounced her membership in a letter of resignation she signed and addressed to the chapter chairman of the party in Edem Odo, Akpabuyo
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Acting Governor of Cross River State, Rt. Hon. Peter Odey, has conveyed warm felicitations to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on his 73rd birthday, commending the Nigerian leader’s steadfast commitment to national unity and development. In a statement issued by his Press Secretary, Fred Abu, Odey praised President Tinubu’s visionary governance and
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Senator representing Cross River Southern senatorial district in the Nigeria Senate, Senator Asuquo Ekpenyong Jrn, has called for the urgent intervention to halt the relentless rise in the cost of data services in Nigeria. Nigerians have raised concerns on the increasing rise of data by telecommunication companies in the country and