By Patrick Obia The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has scheduled Cross River Northern Senatorial District, Obudu State constituency and seven other States bye-election to Saturday, October 31, 2020. In a press release issued by the Commission in Abuja on Tuesday, 11 August, 2020 states that, it is as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic
By Archibong Jeremiah Prince Michael Nku Abuo, Director General, Cross River Migration Control Services Agency has been accused of fraud by the State Government. According to a public notice by the Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Ntufam Okon Nyong Owuna disclaiming Prince Michael Nku Abuo said has been parading himself as the Coordinator of the Accelerated
By CrossRiverWatch Admin A Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Calabar and presided over by Rita Marshall has adjourned its ruling on a no case submission filed by the defendants in case number MC/428C/19. The defendants, Jonathan Ugbal and Jeremiah Archibong are the News Editor and Managing Editor of CrossRiverWatch, an online Newspaper based in Cross
I’ve been approached several times by concerned persons who feel that as a journalist, I am supposed to stay out of politics and concentrate on investigating and writing the news. They have also been a lot of preachment about how journalism and politics are parallel. But I need to express a contrary opinion to this
By Archibong Jeremiah Ahead of the 2020 Cross River PDP congress, the State Police Command has massively deployed it’s men over hint of clandestine activities. The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Irene Ugbo a release made available to this reporter said the Police are prepared to contain any person or group of persons intending to
Hon. Elucate Okora Ekom, former member of the 8th Cross River State House of Assembly (Obubra 2) who after decamping from PDP to APC was blacklisted and subsequently denied his statutory allowances for two years shades light on sensitive issues in the Sen. Ben Ayade administration in this exclusive interview with Archibong Jeremiah and Patrick
By Judex Okoro, The Sun Newspaper Refuses to grant interlocutory injunction Palpable fear and tension have gripped some members of PDP in Cross River following the withdrawal of Justice Elias Abua from a suit challenging the inauguration of ward and Local Governments Executive Committees. Following the directive by the National Working Committee (NWC) of PDP,
By Jonathan Ugbal A Mobile Court in Lagos state has discharged and acquitted 19 members of the RevolutionNow movement arrested earlier today by men of the Nigerian Police Force. Journalist and rights activist, Agba Jalingo facing trial for alleged acts of treasonable felony due to an article he wrote in July 2019, was among the