By Judex Okoro, Daily Sun One of the Chairmanship aspirants in the pending PDP State congress in Cross River, Mr. Venatius Ikem in this interview speaks on various political issues ranging from in-fighting in PDP, zoning arrangements to his mission to rescue the party in the State. The Obudu-born politician has held various political offices ranging
Says NNPC Now ‘Northern’ Corporation Seeks End To ‘Audacious Injustice’ By Jonathan Ugbal The Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) has accused the President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration of paying lip service to the issues bedeviling the Niger Delta region of the country. The forum made this known in a statement issued Wednesday after a virtual meeting
By Nsa Gill – The Nation Newspaper A team from the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) has visited Cross River State to track constituency projects awarded between the years; 2016 and 2018 to Senators and House of Representative members. The projects valued at over 1.9 billion naira took the ICPC team to all the Local
By Patrick Obia The case between the Cross River State Commissioner of Police against CrossRiverWatch Managing and News Editor, Archibong Jeremiah and Jonathan Ugbal has been adjourned to August 10, 2020 for ruling. Two witness of the Prosecution Counsel had given testimony in the case (MC/428C/19). The Counsel to CrossRiverWatch Managing and News Editor had made a no
ADDRESS DELIVERED BY THE CHAIRMAN OF OKAMBI COMMUNITY COUNCIL, OKAMBI, OBUDU DURING THE VISIT OF HIS EXCELLENCY, GOVERNOR BEN AYADE ON THE OCCASION OF THIS MEETING HELD ON THE 13TH JULY 2020 WITH THE HOST COMMUNITIES OF THE OBUDU INTERNATIONAL PASSENGER AND CARGO AIRPORT, OBUDU, CROSS RIVER STATE, NIGERIA. Your Excellency the Executive Governor of
By Henry Ojelu, Vanguard Newspaper In the face of the continued assault on the constitutional rights of Nigerians, one civil society organisation, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has remained resolute in the fight against all forms of such violations. Through its numerous advocacy projects, partnership and litigations, the organisation has continued to live up
Introduction The further easing of lockdowns occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic has seen streets hitherto empty, now booming with little or no regard for guidelines issued by the Nigerian Center for Disease Control (NCDC). Flights have resumed, with more to come on Wednesday. Interstate travels continues, offices and businesses are opening up too. But, some
By Patrick Obia One of the major achievements of a Senator representing a particular people in the National Assembly especially in Nigeria is, sponsoring good bills that will be beneficial to it’s constituency. Cross River State, one of the six States that make up the South-South Zone of Nigeria, has three Senatorial District, namely: Southern