By Margaret John, House of Assembly Correspondent The member representing Bakassi in the Cross River State House of Assembly, Hon. Ekpo Ekpo Bassey has lost his mother. Obongawan Ekpa Edem Robert gave up the ghost on 3rd May, 2019 at Asi Ukpo Diagnostic and Medical Center (AUDM) Calabar. Though having suffered from a protracted illness
By Efa Sunday and David Nsa Mr. Victor Dan Udu of Ministry of Information has been returned as Chairman, Nigerian Union of Journalist (NUJ) Cross River State Council. At the inauguration ceremony which held at Ernest Etim Bassey Press Centre, Calabar, Udu was returned along side, Mr. Oka Ibor of Chronicle Newspapers, Mr. Edem Edem
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The member representing Ogoja/Yala constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Jarigbe Agom has lost his mother death. It wasn’t clear as at press time the cause of death and when. More details about the burial program later.
By David Nsa In line with the directive of the Executive Governor of Cross River State, Sen. Ben Ayade asking all his appointees to give their hand over note on or before May 29 2019. The Commissioner for Health Dr. Inyang Asibong has handed over to the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health Dr. Joseph Bassey.
In the past 24 hours, the social media have been inundated with reports about a cold war brewing between Cross River State Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade and a front line media activist and State Chairman of the AAC, Mr. Agba Jalingo over the later critical Facebook post about some activities of the Governor. Agba who
Now, let me make it clear that Ayade as Governor of Cross River State, has all it takes to arrest me and humiliate me and prosecute me and even put me in jail. I do not have any doubt about that in my mind. After all, he is Governor. Having said that, I also want
The Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) has taken a step that if followed through, will from June 1, 2019; make it very difficult for Governors to exert control over the utilization of LG allocations, as presently obtains. The Joint Allocation Accounts Committee (JAAC), where LG funds are paid into will now only exist for the
By David Nsa and Philip Agba The General Manager of Sparkling 92.3 FM Calabar, Mr. Effiong Nyong has called on the Cross River State Government to create an enabling environment for Journalists to carry out their constitutional obligation. Mr. Nyong gave the charge in a press briefing as part of activities to mark the stations