By CrossRiverWatch Admin Amina Arong, a close associate of Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River has resigned her appointment with the State Government. Arong, in a 49-word letter addressed to Mr. Ayade on Tuesday said her resignation was for ‘personal’ reasons. She served as Special Adviser on Presidency and National Assembly matters and had been
By Emma Una, Vanguard Newspaper A married man simply identified as Eyom has reportedly died in Ekori, Yakkur Local Government Area of Cross River State at the weekend during a sex romp with a married woman known as Grace Odi. Reports from the area say Grace and her husband Mr. Odi left their community, Assiga
By Jonathan Ugbal The Nigerian Government has written Citizen Agba Jalingo, a Nigerian journalist who was incarcerated for 179 days for alleged acts of treason and terrorism after an opinion article he published over his support for inmates in a prison facility in Nigeria’s southern port city of Calabar. “I write in appreciation to acknowledge
By Agba Jalingo One of the Boeing aircrafts purchased by Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River for Cally Air is set to depart for Nigeria. According to sources familiar with the transaction details, two aircrafts have actually been purchased and they are set to land in Nigeria before the new year. Update Airline: Cally Air
By CrossRiverWatch Admin A senior officer of the Nigerian Navy, Navy Captain Emmanuel Owen, has cried out over the continuous torture, victimisation and oppression he is suffering in the service allegedly orchestrated by the Chief of the Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ibok Ete-Ibas. Owen explained on Saturday that due to the constant harassment in the
By Patrick Obia A Fallen fuel tanker has left road users stranded at Odukpani few meters away from the junction. The tanker with unidentified company name fell across the road bringing movement to a stand still. Effort to evaluate the vehicle by men of Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) proved futile. Meanwhile, youths with different
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River State chicken processing factory, Cala Chika, has commenced sale of frozen chicken to Cross Riverians at a subsidized rate. Governor Ben Ayade who was at the factory Tuesday on a facility tour said he was impressed with the first batch of chicken being prepared for consumers for the yuletide.
By Archibong Jeremiah The staff of College of Health Technology, Calabar, Cross River State has joined the league of Civil Servants employed in 2017 and 2018, delisted from Government payroll to demand for their wages. Before Monday, 30 November, 2020 that the staff of College of Health Technology Calabar embarked on strike to press home their