by crossriverwatch admin Mr. Emmanuel Ikwen, the Executive Chairman of Obudu Local Government Council will today by 4pm be presented with an award as the Best Local Government Chairman in Cross River State by the Grassroot Leadership Ventures Ltd, at Sheraton Hotel in Abuja. In what has become a closely guarded award ceremony, organizers of
by crossriverwatch admin An Abuja based legal practitioner and human rights activist, Okoi Obono-Obla has sued a Chinese Construction Company, CCECC Nigeria Limited in a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. In an ex parte motion filed today in the registry of the High Court, the Plaintiff is seeking leave to apply for
by crossriverwatch admin Worried by the high numbers of vehicles acquired by Cross River State government from Coscharis Motors, which are regularly ferreted from Lagos to the state, the Cross River State House of Assembly has set up a five–man Special Committee to investigate the Memorandum of Understanding, MoU between the State Government and the
by crossriverwatch admin “If education is what makes a man, Nero would not have been Seneca’s Pupil”- Anonymous I will begin by telling a short history that tells a replica of our situation. Lucius Annaeus Seneca often known simply as Seneca; (4 BC – AD 65) was a Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman, and dramatist of
by crossriverwatch admin The Deputy Leader of the Obudu Legislative Council, Hon. Martin Orim, was today impeached by an overwhelming majority of eight out of ten members of the House. Only the Leader of the Legislative Council, Hon. Ugar Andeshi abstained from voting. Hon. Togo Fidelis of Utugwang North, while moving the motion for the
by crossriverwatch admin Magistrate Utaba of the Calabar Magistrates Court 1, today granted young Cross River Activist, Prince Mike Abuo bail. Prince Mike was charged to Court by the Police in Calabar the Cross River State Capital on Friday March 1, 2013 having being re-arrested by the police when he honoured their invitation to a
by crossriverwatch admin Cross River State Governor, Senator Liyel Imoke is chairing an ongoing meeting of the executive council of the state at the government house in Calabar. A Crossriverwatch source in the meeting which is still on, reports that it was a very warm atmosphere with a lot of back patting and the governor
by crossriverwatch admin The Senator representing Cross River North Senatorial District in the National Assembly,Senator Ben Ayade, has condemned moves by members of the Obudu Legislative Council to impeach Emmanuel Ikwen, the Chairman of the Local Government. In a telephone interview with crossriverwatch this afternoon, Senator Ayade said: “I cannot destroy what I built. Emma