By Jonathan Ugbal A Federal High Court sitting in Calabar and presided over by Justice Simon Amobeda has dismissed a fundamental rights suit seeking the declaration of the refusal of the Cross River House of Assembly to confirm the state’s former acting Chief Judge on the basis of her origin on the grounds that the
By Jonathan Ugbal A new commissioner of police has resumed duties in Cross River state. Mr. Uche Anozia is the new chief of police in the state. Anozia took over on March 26, 2020 from Mr. Nkereuwem Akpan who spent just four months in the state from November till March. Akpan replaced Anozia in Bayelsa
By Archibong Jeremiah A four man Committee has been set up by the Cross River State Judiciary to look into and resolve the issues of alleged abuse and assault on Mr. Otu Okon Edem by Justice Agness Onyebueke of the Akamkpa High Court division. The panel was set up weeks after a video surfaced on
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Information reaching our newsroom has it that the Cross River State Police Command has invited Venatius Ikem. The invitation is amidst plan by Governor Ayade to arraign him for attempted murder. Details coming soon.
By CrossRiverWatch Admin A showdown looms in Cross River state between and appointees of the governor, Benedict Ayade after he directed on Monday that the vehicles commuting passengers without a face mask should be impounded and released only after payment of NGN300,000. Ayade, had last week, in a statement by his spokesman, Christian Ita, directed
By Jonathan Ugbal The SARS – CoV-2 pandemic has claimed its first victim of Cross River origin. 25-year-old Bassey Offiong who hails from Calabar, passed away on Saturday, March 28, 2020, reports the News Agency of Nigeria. Offiong, “a final year Chemical Engineering student of Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, died on Saturday, March 28, at
By Jonathan Ugbal The Cross River University of Technology (CRUTECH) branch of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Monday donated over 30 liters of high quality hand sanitizers to the Cross River state government as part of efforts to break the chain in the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. As at press time,
By Agency Reporter The Cross River Government on Sunday said it has adopted the single social register for conditional cash transfer and to also ensure even distribution of relief materials to the vulnerable in the State following the COVID-19 stay at home order. Dr. Inyang Asibong, the State Commissioner for International Development Cooperation, disclosed this