By Bassey Inyang The People Democratic Party (PDP) has described the resignation of the former Leader of the Senate, Victor Ndoma-Egba (SAN), from its fold, as a big loss to the party. The Chairman of the PDP in Cross River State, Mr. John Okon, who made the declaration, however, stated that the party wished Ndoma-Egba
Quite interesting to see and read reactions from members of the public regarding 2 of the 9 Bills passed into Law by the 8th Assembly of the Cross River State House of Assembly. The 2 Laws are: The Cross River State Kidnapping (Prohibition) Law and Cross River State Waterfront Infrastructure Management and Development Law. While
By Archibong Jeremiah, House Of Assembly Correspondent The Speaker Cross River State House of Assembly, CRSHA, Hon. John Gaul has urged members of Performing Music Artists of Nigeria, PMAN in Cross River State to wake up from their slumber and stop waiting for only the Calabar Carnival to show their art. The Speaker enjoined the
By Okwo Kerry/Cosmos Obi The National Orientation Agency (NOA), Cross River State branch has observed her fourth edition of its National Ordinance day in Calabar. The ordinance day which is celebrated every 16th day of September nation-wide is aimed at resurrecting the consciousness of Nigerians to the correct features of the Nigeria National Symbols (NSS).
By CrossRiverWatch admin The visit of President Muhammadu Buhari to Cross River State for the groundbreaking ceremony for the 260km dual carriage superhighway has been postponed. A statement signed by, Mr. Christian Ita, the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Ben Ayade, said the decision to postpone the ceremony was communicated to the governor in a
In the past three months Governor Ayade’s Media Aides have maintained a reputation for delivering disappointing results that have rendered the governor dangerously vulnerable to irreparable reputation damages. These media aides and their coterie of sycophants have been rendered pliant and obedient to one line of command, ready to unleash vitriol on anyone seeking to
By CrossRiverWatch admin Hon. Kelvin Akonjom, “The Original Honorable”, as he was fondly called, bestrided Cross River Central politics in the late 70s to early 80s like a colossus. He was Chief Whip of the State House of Assembly, served as Chair of several committees of the House and was reelected by his Ikom II
Our Position BY GLOBAL SHAPERS COMMUNITY CALABAR THE ISSUE A high proportion, about 66% of families in Cross River State do not have necessary immovable assets (Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey, 2013) that are crucial to improving their quality of life. People work hard to earn the financial capacity to own homes, businesses and land