By Patrick Obia The Speaker of Cross River State House of Assembly Honorable Elvert Ayambem, has been Impeached by two-third majority (17 members) of the House. In an impeachment notice obtained by CrossRiverWatch, the Speaker is removed on four grounds, bothering on financial misconduct, incompetence and wrong conduct of preliminary proceedings; non-compliance with the Cross
By Patrick Obia In male male-dominated profession of minibus driving, Asibe Ifeoma Philomena has pitched herself and given women a voice as she becomes the first woman leader of Cross River State Mini Bus Drivers Association. Aside from becoming the first woman leader of the Association, Ifeoma is the first president of the State’s Female
By Godwin Otang In a significant development concerning the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, His Eminence Edidem Ekpo Okon Abasi Otu V, the Obong of Calabar, has praised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for initiating the highway’s construction. He also called for the project to progress simultaneously from both the Calabar and Lagos ends. At a press briefing
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River State House of Assembly has raised alarm about the improper handling of the state-owned cocoa farms by former Governor Ben Ayade Special Adviser on Cocoa Development, Mr. Oscar Ofuka. The House ran the alarm bell during its plenary on Tuesday, May 21, 2024, by the member representing Abi State
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project SERAP has filed a lawsuit against Cross River Governor, Senator Bassey Otu, his counterparts in the remaining 35 States of the federation and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Mr Nyesom Wike “over their failure to account for the spending of trillions of FAAC
By Jonathan Ugbal The maiden National Council on sports meeting since the split of the ministry of youth and sports development into two by the President Bola Tinubu’s administration is currently underway in Enugu with expectations that it will ratify policies that will revolutionize sports administration and development in Nigeria. The three-day meeting, with the
Dear Tikare Akan Today I remembered you as a great person, whose memory will accompany me forever, through love, friendship and the moments we had the opportunity to share together. In the tapestry of life, there are threads woven with brilliance, kindness, and innovation. Among them, shines the radiant presence of TK, a beacon of
The Nigerian Police Force is the primary law enforcement agency in Nigeria today. Its history is traceable to the establishment of a Police constabulary in present day Lagos in the 1820’s by the British colonialists. It has grown over the centuries to about 400,000 in its rank and file today with presence in all 678