By Jonathan Ugbal; Government House Correspondent The federal government says it is ready to partner with the Cross River state government on some of Governor Ben Ayade’s signature projects. The Vice President, Professor Yemi Osibanjo disclosed this while speaking with journalists in Calabar after delivering a lecture on ‘Social virtues in the Nigerian renaissance’ at
By Our Correspondent Cross River State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade yesterday, ordered that payment of June 2015 salary of the state civil servants be done not later than Friday, June 26th. A statement by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Mrs. Tina Banku Agbor, said “The gesture is in keeping with Governor Ayade’s commitment
By CrossRiverWatch admin The National and State Assemblies Elections Petition Tribunal sitting in Calabar yesterday dismissed three motions filed by the Respondents in the Petitions filed by candidates of All Progressives Congress, APC and Labor Party respectively against the return of the PDP candidates in the National Assembly elections held on 28th March 2015 and
By CrossRiverWatch admin The immediate past Leader of the Nigerian Senate, Senator Victor Ndoma Egba, SAN has returned to legal practice after spending a record three terms in the red chambers. In a telephone chat with CrossRiverWatch, Egba said the transition back to his first love, which is legal practice, is seamless though he had
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By Archibong Jeremiah Members of the Cross River State House of Assembly, CRSHA have criticized the proposed Cross River State Legislative Direction, CRSLD 2015-2019, which was presented to the House in their inaugural plenary today by the Speaker, Hon. John Gaul Lebo. Having described the legislative direction as a road map to guide the House
By Archibong Jeremiah The Cross River State House of Assembly (CRSHA) has constituted a five man committee saddled with the responsibility of ensuring that relevant Ministries, Department and Agencies (MDA’s) statutorily responsible for keeping roads safe in the state to swing into action and clear petroleum tankers parking along major roads in the state capital.
By Our Government House Correspondent The Senior Special Assistant on Media and Chief Press Secretary to Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State, Mr. Christian Ita, has debunked reports trending in the social media that Calabar, the state capital had allegedly come under military bombardment. Ita described the report as unfounded and untrue, adding that