In 2011, you ran for the Cross River North Senatorial seat and got it on a platter of gold against more popular candidates. Both from your PDP primaries against more popular Paul Adah (now late), and Musa Adede, who was incumbent, as well as the opposition APP and ACN then, there were accusations of rampant
By Sylvia Akpan The incoming deputy governor of Cross River State, Hon. Peter Odey has stated that work without rest is inimical to maximum function of the body. He shared his thoughts on the need to have maximum rest for optimum results on his Facebook wall. According to him, rest is inevitable. “As humans, it
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Former Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice in Cross River State, Eyo Ekpo Esq, and sixty-three (63) others have been listed as members of Dr. Peter Mbah, the Governor-elect of Enugu State’s Transition Committee. TheEasterner reports that the Committee includes internationally-recognized technocrats, good governance, transparency and accountability advocates, financial and management experts, entrepreneurs,
By Patrick Obia Calabar ad-hoc staff who sweeps the roads for the Calabar Urban Development Authority (CUDA) have yet again staged a peaceful protest over four (4) months of unpaid salaries, saying life has been difficult. The women in their numbers stormed the Governor’s Office, Calabar, on Tuesday 25 April, chanting solidarity and emotional songs
Western Exterminator is an American company that offers pest control services and they know their onions. I receive their regular bulletin which they share by mail and they recently gave us an article about the ant colony that should be a huge tenet for us. It encompasses nearly everything and leaves me wondering if we
By Leadership Newspaper Can you tell us a little about your early childhood? I had a humble beginning, in a strict home. My father was always on a journey with Scottish missionaries and my mum was a teacher. Of course, there was no way one would have escaped from going to school. I had a
By Judex Okoro, Daily Sun The Cross River State All Progressives Congress (APC) stakeholders have raised the alarm over the incumbent 18 local government Chairmen’s insistence that Governor Ben Ayade should conduct of council elections before the May 29 handover. The stakeholders wondered why the council chairmen should be mounting pressure on Governor Ben Ayade
By CrossRiverWatch Admin A borehole infrastructure in Wanikom, Yala LGA, Cross River State has collapsed. Our newsroom gathered that the borehole which is to be powered by solar system was meant to be commissioned yesterday before collapsing. CrossRiverWatch is yet to confirm the MDA that is implementing the project and the contractor involved. See pictures: