By CrossRiverWatch admin CrossRiverWatch can confirm that Mr. Odigha Odigha, Chairman NGO Coalition for Environment was Thursday arrested in Calabar by men of the Nigeria Police Force, from the Cross River State Police Headquarters following a petition against him from some individuals (unknown to CrossRiverWatch) in relationship to a dispute over an undisclosed amount of
By CrossRiverWatch admin The Attorney General of Cross River State, Barrister Joe Abang has alleged that a social media commentator and critic of the Governor Ayade administration, Ifere Paul is a robber and kidnapper who is now wanted by the Police. In a recent press briefing which held at the State Ministry of Justice, the
By CrossRiverWatch admin Speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly, Hon. John Gaul Lebo and some of his colleagues, Hon. Stephen Ukpukpen, Hon. Hilary Bisong and Hon. Mathew Olory, visited the Secretariat of the Association of Cross River Online Journalists, ACROJ yesterday. The Speaker during the visit called for cooperation and partnership between
By Jonathan Ugbal Hon. Legor Idagbo, member representing Obudu/Obanliku/Bekwarra federal constituency in the National Assembly has said that the age long issue of prison congestion can be tackled by proper reformation and reintegration of prison inmates. The Bekwarra born politician stated this on the floor of the Green Chambers while sponsoring a bill seeking to
By Ogar Monday; House of Assembly Correspondent The bill to establish the Cross River State Homeland Safety and Security Agency has passed first reading in the Cross River State House of Assembly. The bill which is an executive bill according to the Speaker of the Assembly, Hon. John Gaul is to help tackle the issue
By CrossRiverWatch admin The Palace of the Paramount Ruler of Calabar South and King of the Efut Nation located at Anantigha has been forcefully opened and traditional rites carried out by some Chiefs and youths (names withheld). The Palace which has been under lock and key since 2012 following the Kingship tussle between the then
By CrossRiverWatch admin CrossRiverWatch has reliably gathered that 23 suspected herdsmen and illegal immigrants from neighboring Niger Republic have were yesterday expelled from Obudu by a joint team of the Nigeria Immigration and Nigeria Police force. The eviction which was coordinated in conjunction with the office of the Security Adviser in the local government and
By Our Correspondent The Cross River State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), on Monday, called on the State House of Assembly to impeach the state Governor Ben Ayade for several constitutional breaches. The call was made by the Chairman of the APC in the state, John Ochala, during a press conference in Calabar,