By Kelvin Ololo Governor Bassey Otu has directed all members of the State Executive Council and political appointees in Cross River State who intend to contest in the 2027 general elections to resign from their positions on or before March 26, 2026. The directive, aimed at ensuring focus and accountability in governance ahead of the
By Kelvin Ololo The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) crisis in Cross River State has deepened as former senator who represented Cross River South in the National Assembly, Senator Gershom Bassey, has resigned his party membership. The resignation signaling deepening cracks within the party’s structure in the state is coming a few hours after former governor
By Sylvia Akpan The former Governor of Cross River State, Sen. Liyel Imoke has resigned from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), after 28 years of political association. In a resignation letter dated March 2, 2026, and addressed to the Ward Chairman of the PDP in Itigidi Council Ward, Abi Local Government Area of Cross River
By Kelvin Ololo The Executive Governor of Cross River State, Sen. Bassey Otu, has approved the appointment of a new Chairman and six Commissioners into the Cross River State Local Government Service Commission. The appointments were announced in a press release dated March 9, 2026, and signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Prof.
By Patrick Obia After hours of interrogation at the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) of the Nigeria Police Force, Cross River State Command, embattled lawmaker, Honorable Dickson Ovat Agbor, has been released. His interrogation was confirmed to CrossRiverWatch by the Command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) ASP Sunday Eitokpah Akata. However, the PPRO in a
By Kelvin Ololo President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated former Senate Leader, Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba (SAN), on the occasion of his 70th birthday, describing him as a patriot and distinguished statesman who has made significant contributions to Nigeria’s legal profession and legislative development. In a statement issued by the State House on Sunday, the President
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent Cross River State Governor, Sen. Bassey Otu, has announced a comprehensive ban on illegal mining across the state following a strategic meeting with critical stakeholders in the sector. The directive, which takes immediately, exempts only operators with legitimate approvals from the Federal Government of Nigeria, as the state government
By Sylvia Akpan The Cross River State House of Assembly has confirmed the appointment of the new Auditor General of the state, Mr. Effiong Asuquo Ita. The motion for his confirmation was moved by the Deputy Speaker of the Assembly, Hon. Sylvester Agabi Jnr., and seconded by Hon. Bete Obi, following the recommendation of the