By Jeremiah Archibong The Paramount Ruler of Calabar South LGA and King of the Efuts in Cross River State, His Royal Majesty, Muri Munene Effiong Mbukpa has called on the Ayade led State Government to swiftly intervene in the matter between him and Prof. Hogan Ita, a factional Muri Munene. The King who is backed
The recent law prescribing death penalty for perpetrators of kidnapping in Cross River emerged as a dominant, mainstream thriller that shocked the conscience of society. While I condemn kidnapping in its entirety, I would argue however that the new law is not human rights compliant especially when mirrored against the nature of crime and its
By Archibong Jeremiah, House Of Assembly Correspondent The Cross River State House of Assembly, CRSHA has been accused of back stabbing for enacting the Cross River State Water Front Law without due consultation with the landlords through the appropriate quarters. The accusation was made by leaders of the water front communities yesterday morning in a
By Our Correspondent Governor of Cross River state, Senator Ben Ayade has said that the plight of the common people who have been remanded in prison custody for over eight months without trial and the fate of the young lawyers in Cross River whose practice has been checkmated for more than eight months due to
By Aplefe Ojong The decision of the Governor of Cross River State, Senator Ben Ayade to allocate 30 appointments to members of the opposition parties in the state has attracted mixed reactions from a cross section of the indigenes of the state and other political parties. While the major opposition party, the All Progressives Congress,
By Our Correspondent Students from Central senatorial district of Cross River State in tertiary institutions across the country have charged to be good ambassadors of the district by living exemplary lives. Speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly, Hon. John Gaul Lebo gave the charge recently when the Executive members of the Central
By CrossRiverWatch admin Cross River State Democracy Club and Youth Parliament in seeking to achieve its set objectives of deepening democracy and promoting democratic culture and values among youths in Cross River State is poised to establish a network of clubs in the 18 Local Government Areas of the state. These clubs will be formed
By Our Correspondent Obudu born Professor of Modern Languages and Translation, Professor Zana Itiunbe Akpagu yesterday won majority votes to defeat seven other contestants in the battle to succeed Professor James Epoke as Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar. Professor Epoke began his tenure as the Vice Chancellor of Unical on 1st December, and