by crossriverwatch admin A Calabar High Court on the 18th of June 2013 restrained the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), the Cross River State Attorney General, Mr. Attah Ochinke and the chairman of Calabar South, Mr. Ekeng Henshaw from presenting one Ekanem Ekpenyong as the PDP councilorship candidate for ward seven in the coming local government
by crossriverwatch admin Hon. Uduak Eyo Akiba, Chief Whip of the Cross River State House of Assembly who represents Calabar Municipality state constituency has denied assaulting a female police corporal at the weekend. In a telephone chat with CrossRiverWatch yesterday before absconding abroad, Hon Akiba said it was not true that she punched and slapped
by crossriverwatch admin A member of the Cross River State House of Assembly representing Yakurr II constituency, Hon. Eteng Jones Williams has been accused of squandering over N40 million which he received for constituency projects on his chain of girl friends. A youth leader and another female activist in Yakurr Local Government Council of the
by crossriverwatch admin Lobbying and political horse-trading are the best words to describe what is currently going on at the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) secretariat along the Muritala Mohammed Highway Calabar as aspirants for the councilorship positions and their backers stormed the secretariat to know what fate has prepared for them in the hands of
by crossriverwatch admin Some political office holders who are still enjoying salaries from their former Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) in Cross River State will soon be identified and sanctioned, crossriverwatch can authoritatively report. Chairman of the State Civil Service Commission, Sir Brian Ekpong stated this in Calabar when the Commission interfaced with the Chairman
by crossriverwatch admin Ntufam Ekpo Okon, the former PDP Chairman in Cross River State was over the weekend manhandled by youths from Akamkpa Ward in Odukpani local Government area following disagreement between the elders and youths over who to pick as the flag bearer for the PDP in the forth coming local government election scheduled
by crossriverwatch admin The country home of Mr. Mark Obi, the Special Adviser to Senator Imoke on Legal Matters at Okurushi village, Boki Local Government Area was attacked by irate youths who set it ablaze following his alleged support for a councilorship aspirant who the youths do not like. The youths who invaded the home
by crossriverwatch admin Peregrino Hall, the official residence of Senator Liyel Imoke, the Cross River State governor was on Saturday night turned into a boxing arena as top politicians from Obubra in the central senatorial district of the state who could not contain one another while arguing who to select as the PDP candidate for