by crossriverwatch admin The Etuboms’ Traditional Council, the Efik King making body has pledged its willingness to obey the ruling of the Court of Appeal which on Thursday nullified the processes through which the Edidem Abasi Otu was crowned the Obong of Calabar. In a press statement on Friday from the Palace of the Obong
by crossriverwatch admin Cross River State Peoples Democratic Party Chairman, Mr. John Okon, on Tuesday alleged that some members of the party stockpiled arms and produced fake party cards in the build up to primaries held in the state last month. The party in the state, which held its primaries for councilors and chairmen on
by crossriverwatch admin The People’s Democratic Party, PDP, in Cross River state has said it shall continue to wield the big stick by suspending any recalcitrant member, particularly those who without exhausting party mechanism in settling disagreements take the party to court. Ntufam John Okon, the state chairman of the party made the revelation today,
by crossriverwatch admin Edward Ushie, the so called Leader of the Klux Klu Klan in Obudu Local Government in Northern Cross River State which in the past three weeks have been engaged in a supremacy conflict with the Vikings Confraternity was during the week arrested by police. Edward who was arrested along with his second
by crossriverwatch admin There was uproar in the Obudu legislative council on Thursday following a fight amongst the councilors as they disagreed over the sharing of largess given them by the council chairman, Hon. Emmanuel Ikwen. Competent sources in the council told CrossRiverWatch that trouble started when the Leader of the Council’s legislature, Hon Ugar
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