story by crossriverwatch admin The Maritime Reporters’ Association of Nigeria (MARAN) has asked the Federal Government to probe the $56 million (about N9 billion) spent on the dredging of the Calabar Port Channel in 2006. Speaking on the heels of report of a fresh attempt to award contract for the dredging of the same channel
story by crossriverwatch admin The Cross River State Commissioner for Works, Mr. Legor Idagbo has called on the Federal Government to come to the rescue of the state in the maintenance of federal roads in the state. He made the call after a section of the Calabar-Uyo Highway collapsed on Thursday last week. The Commissioner
Cross River State Governor, Senator Liyel Imoke has denied speculations making rounds that he is nursing a dream to represent Cross River Central Senatorial District in the Senate after his second tenure as Governor of Cross River State. Crossriverwatch had reported exclusively yesterday that the Governor was intending to scheme out the incumbent Senate Leader,
Money Used for Imoke’s Election – Chairman story by crossriverwatch admin The crisis of confidence that have prevailed in Boki for almost one year now have snowballed into an impeachment threat on the Executive Chairman of Boki LGA Mr. Jonas Obi-Otu by the Councilors. Cross River Watch reliably learnt that the Boki Council Chairman has
story by crossriverwatch.com Officials of the Cross River State Board of Internal Revenue (CRSBIR) accompanied by over fifty armed security men drawn from the Mobile Police Unit, the Army and the traffic enforcers from the Department of Public Transport DOPT, in the Governor’s office, today took over and sealed the vehicle spare parts market at
story by crossriverwatch admin. To some followers of Cross River State politics, the race for the 2015 governorship seat in the state has already been decided; regardless of Governor Imoke’s recent statement that his successor will come from Cross River North Senatorial District. This position is anchored on the permutations of a so-called “Lagos Accord”
story by crossriverwatch admin Eight members of the Cross River State House of Assembly and the Clerk of the House are on their way to Colombo, Sri Lanka to attend the 58th Annual Conference of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association CPA, scheduled to hold from September 7 to 15, 2012. Crossriverwatch reliable gathered that the lawmakers
story by crossriverwatch admin A cross section of Crossriverians have asked the opposition parties to stop criticizing the ruling PDP and get themselves organized if they are serious about playing the role of opposition in the state. The State Governor, Liyel Imoke had last week said that his successor will come from the northern senatorial