By Jonathan Ugbal Petty thievery as CrossRiverWatch earlier reported has continued to be on the rise since the turn of the year in Obudu with staff of the Nigeria Prisons Service NPS and Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC been the culprit this time. The first incident involving a staff of NPS occurred on
By Our Correspondent The forty percent slizing of statutory take home from States allocation, due to the global fall in oil prices, has severely strained the finances of several states across the country and must necessarily task the ingenuity of incoming governors to revamp their respective state finances. It is in line with this reality
By Our Correspondent The on-going construction of the Calabar monorail today took a major leap towards completion with the delivery of the passengers coaches. The Cross River State Governor, Senator Liyel Imoke who was on hand to receive the coaches said it is gratifying to see that the monorail project which was planned for the
Now this is where our own “change” has begun! I have just noticed that the governor – elect for Cross River State has decided that there is no need for a transition committee. Or rather maybe Governor Imoke has so decided. This is most interesting because a transition committee usually serves as a bulwark between
By CrossRiverWatch admin The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has commenced investigation into the expenditure of allocation to 18 Local Government Councils in Cross River State. This was disclosed in a letter with reference number CR: 300/EFCC/ABJ/EGT10/VOL. 23/221 dated the 7th May 2015 signed by Olufunke Adetayo Ogunbode, Head Economic Governance in the EFCC,
By Our Correspondent Governor of Cross River State, Senator Liyel Imoke, has debunked news making rounds that he is nursing the ambition of becoming the National chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Imoke, who fielded questions from newsmen at the Margaret Ekpo International Airport, Calabar, on arrival from Abuja said, “Like every other person,
By CrossRiverWatch admin The Cross River State Election Petition Tribunal sitting at the Federal High Court venue in Calabar, today granted an application by the Labor Party candidate in the March 28 governorship election, Ntufam Fidelis Ugbo, to inspect materials used for polls. The application was granted by the trial judge today after an exparte
A cleric once said that “If elections were to be held every year, Cross River state and Nigeria at large would have developed at a faster pace and the people enjoying the dividends of democracy”. This statement echoed in my mind recently when I saw a sticker on a vehicle bearing the logo of a