By Jonathan Ugbal The Senator representing Cross River South district in the National Assembly, Gershom Bassey is currently the best performing federal lawmaker from Cross River State with 19 bills to his name in the midterm performance report published by civil society organisation, OrderPaper. The organisation measures performance based on number of bills passed. Mr.
By Jeremiah Archibong Local government legislators from the 18 Local Government Areas of the State have called on the Cross River State government to halt the deductions in their salaries in order to improve on their financial status. This was part of the resolutions reached at a meeting of the councilors on Tuesday in Calabar
By Anthonia Odido The eight members from Cross River State representing federal constituencies in the ninth House of Representatives have contributed only 1.03 percent of the 1,365 bills introduced on the floor of the house says a midterm report by civil society organisation, OrderPaper. This means the members who constitute just 2.22% of the 360
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Senator representing central senatorial district in the national assembly, Sandy Onor and senator elect for the northern district, Jarigbe Agom have arrived the premises of the Abuja division of the Court of Appeal in preparation for a ruling on a motion filed by Joe Agi SAN to reverse a judgment of
By Victoria Effiong The Arthur Jarvis University, Akpabuyo has appointed Nigeria’s minister for state, power, Prince Goddy Jedy Agba as the Chairman 9f it’s Board of Trustees. The appointment was conveyed in a letter to the Obudu born prince by the Chancellor of the Varsity, Sir Arthur Jarvis Archibong which said Agba’s appointment was after
Judex Okoro, The Sun Newspaper In this interview with the former PDP National Publicity Secretary, Vena Ikem, said that no matter the shenanigans going on in our political system, it is the people’s power that will ensure that the APC vacates government in 2023. He decried the spate of defections in our body politics and advocated
By Ushang Ewa Obol Ubi Itam Ettah, a two term Chairman of Yakurr Local Government Area of central Cross River has been kidnapped. Ettah, an oil baron also known as Bomboi, who served as council chairman from 2007 to 2013 was abducted yesterday at his fueling station, Wenwon Muka in Ugep a few days to
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Governor Benedict Ayade of Cross River has sacked his Special Adviser on forest security, Thomas Obi Tawo a.k.a ‘General Iron.’ “The State Governor, Prof Ben Ayade has approved the sack, with immediate effect of Mr. Thomas Obi Tawo, aka General Iron, the Special Adviser on Forest Security,” read a statement signed by