By CrossRiverWatch admin The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Cross River State Tuesday, elected new members of its state executive committee during a congress held at the U.J. Esuene Stadium in Calabar with notable party stakeholders absent. The congress was devoid of rancour with governor Ayade’s Commissioner for Infrastructure, Edim Inok, emerging as Chairman in
By Jonathan Ugbal The immediate past Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Cross River State, Ntufam John Okon says the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) will discover the truth at the end of its investigation on him. Okon, as reported by CrossRiverWatch was arrested Thursday in Calabar at the state secretariat of
By CrossRiverWatch admin CrossRiverWatch has gathered reliably from sources in the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC that former Cross River State Governor Liyel Imoke was yesterday quizzed at the Port Harcourt office of the Commission over his alleged involvement in the N23.29billion election bribe scandal. An operative of the Commission told CrossRivrWatch that Imoke
By Ushang Ewa The National Vice Chairman South South of the APC, Hilliard Etta says the Calabar – Lagos rail line which led to an impasse between the Presidency and National Assembly is included in the budget signed by President Muhammadu Buhari Friday. Etta disclosed this while fielding questions from newsmen shortly after his arrival
By CrossRiverWatch admin It is no longer news that the 260km Super Highway, one of Governor Ayade’s signature projects expected to commence from Bakassi to Obudu and empty into the northern part of the country, is meeting with opposition from various quarters, ranging from environmentalists to affected communities to the government at the center. This
Cross River State is among the few States in Nigeria that operate a functional multi-door court. The Calabar Multi-Door Court is a court connected initiative operating under the auspices of the Cross River State High Court, and it is designed to complement the conventional adversarial method of dispute resolution (litigation). The Multi-Door Court was established
PREAMBLE: To “bite the bullet” is to endure a painful or otherwise unpleasant situation that is seen as unavoidable. This phrase is believed to have derived historically from the practice of having a patient clench a bullet in his or her teeth as a way to cope with the extreme pain of a surgical procedure
By CrossRiverWatch admin Worried by the recent communal clash between Nko and Mkpani Communities in Yakurr Local Government Area of Cross River State, the People of Yakurr in Abuja under the aegis of The Yakurr Peoples Club (YPC) held an extra ordinary meeting to chat the way forward for sustainable peace to prevail among the