By Archibong Jeremiah “I write to notify Your Excellency of my decision to withdraw my services from the office of the Chairman of Anti-Deforestation Task Force. My reasons for the withdrawal are directly connected with the consistent interferences in the operations of the ATF by other agencies of Government; without any attempt at joint consultations or synergy. In
To everything under the sun, there is time and a season. A time to be born and a time to die; a time to love and a time to hate, a time to build and a time to destroy (Ecclesiastes 3:1-8). This is permanent, unchanging ecclesiastical truism that is of humanity and which every living
By Jonathan Ugbal Information reaching our newsroom suggests that Cross River Governor, Benedict Ayade may from Saturday, March 28th 2020, impose a curfew to prevent the state from recording any case of COVID19. Sources at Government House Calabar and the Emergency Operations Center in Calabar, the state capital also said Mr. Ayade may ban inter-local
By Jonathan Ugbal CrossRiverWatch has obtained the list of items donated by the Cross River State government to the isolation center at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital in Calabar. The state had on March 13, issued a statement that it has donated items to the isolation center. A cursory look at the report of
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The election of a new State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party in Cross River State has torn the party apart. Party members representing the State in the National Assembly have thrown their weight behind Venatius Ikem, while Governor Ben Ayade is said to be more favourably disposed to the choice of
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River State Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade has described as shocking and sad the untimely death of Dr. Rose Oko, the Senator representing Cross River North in the Senate. A statement signed by Mr. Christian Ita, Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the Governor, quoted Ayade as describing Senator Oko’s demise
The Cross-River State Governor, His Excellency, (Prof) Ben Ayade, has been mired in so many controversies lately, from the harassment of journalists, to the incarceration of activists, his apparent inability to tackle communal clashes and even the manipulation and intimidation of the other arms of government – the legislature and the judiciary. He had a
By Archibong Jeremiah Information reaching our newsroom suggests that Sen. Rose Oko is dead. According to the unverified report, she passed on earlier today. The Senator representing Northern Cross River passed away after a prolonged illness. Update Until her death, she was Chairman Senate Committee on Trade and Investment, Senator Rose Oko (PDP). Senator Oko,