By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Convener, Cross River State Good Governance Coalition, Mr. Agba Jalingo, explains, in this interview with Mudiaga Affe of Punch Newspaper, why Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State is being tagged a land grabber, among other issues. You are one of those that have consistently accused the State Governor of land grabbing,
By Agency Reporter The Government of Cross River and Akwa Ibom States have expressed concern at the delay in demarcating the boundary between the two (Itu/Odukpani) by the National Boundary Commission Abuja. The Deputy Governor of Cross River State, Professor Ivara Ejemot Esu, OFR, and his Akwa Ibom State counterpart, Obong Moses Ekpo, MFR, made
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The NFIU recently barred State Governors from tampering with LG funds and Chairmen of Councils were expected to take charge of Local Government allocations directly from June 2019. Data obtained by CrossRiverWatch from the office of the Accountant General of the Federation (OAGF), gives a breakdown of net allocation to the 18
By CrossRiverWatch Admin An unidentified corpse of a man found in the morning hours of Friday lying at the waste disposal site of Bateba Street by Etta Agbor, Calabar is being evacuated by the Cross River State Task Force on Refuse Evacuation and Cleanliness. According to its Chairman, Mr. Eric Anderson when called on phone said
By Efa Sunday Cross River State Government has announced the suspension of the activities of Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAM) within the State. This hint was contained in a release signed today by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Christian Ita and made available to our newsroom. According to the report,
Gentlemen of the press, today the 5th of August 2019, men of the Cross River State Police Command arrested and unlawfully detained for over 12hours some of our colleagues who were at a public place, carrying out their constitutional duty of informing the public. The members are; Jeremiah Archibong, Managing Editor of CrossRiverWatch. Jonathan Ugbal,
By CrossRiverWatch Admin A former Senate Leader, Victor Ndoma-Egba, has called on political stakeholders in Cross River State to jettison the formula of rotating the governorship of the state. Ndoma-Egba who represented Cross River Central senatorial for three terms, said rather than adopting the zoning formula which he alleged had apparently failed the State, it
By Odey Ojeka Hon.Chief Ubi Itam Ettah,a two time local government chairman of Yakurr has disclosed that he would dump PDP for APC to work with his brother Barrister Okoi Obono Obla. He made this declaration on Sunday 4th of August,2019 when Barr Okoi Okoi Obono paid him a surprise visit with his supporters. “Because