By CrossRiverWatch Admin Supporters of #RevolutionNow and members of the Coalition for Revolution movement this morning held a protest in Lagos to demand the release of Sowore, Jalingo and other Nigerians in detention in the country. The protesters, who could not be held back by the rain that swept across the city, also defied the
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Principal partner FBI Legal, First Baba Isa, has termed Governor Ben Ayade’s delayed appointment of Commissioners in Cross River State, as “tactical insult” which many insinuate is as a result of tribunal case. The legal practitioner who featured as a guest on Hit 95.9 FM regular Sunday program “The Dialogue With Agba
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River State Governor, Sir Ben Ayade has received the 42 sponsored pilgrims by the State Government back from Saudi Arabia after the 32 days Hajj exercise. The pilgrims who were among the last set of South South, South East contingent to depart the King Abdulazeez International Airport, Jeddah landed at
By Ololo Kevin and Patrick Obia It was a solemn Monday as the students of Mass Communication, Cross River University of Technology (CRUTECH) turn out in their numbers to mourn the demise of their Lecturer, Mr. Vincent Mogu. The procession which took off from the department enroute to the school gate and back to the
By CrossRiverWatch Admin While the Cross River State House of Assembly was scheduled to reconvene today, Monday, September 16, 2019, Cali Town reports that members of the House have refused to reconvene after a one month recess. We gathered on investigations that the refusal to reconvene is in protest over the non-payment of their statutory finances
By Jonathan Ugbal An Army Corporal, Awotayo Femi attached to 707 Special Force Brigade in Makurdi, Benue state and six others are said to be cooling their feet in detention now after they allegedly killed a Police Inspector, Christopher Achong in Bekwarra local government area on Friday. Police sources say Mr. Achong was on patrol
By Ushang Ewa Amidst growing outcries for the release of the publisher of CrossRiverWatch, an online news portal and activist, Agba Jalingo, the Chief Executive Officer, Young Igbo Empowerment Foundation, Mr Bright Ezeocha has expressed fear that the detained journalist is being persecuted for his stance on corruption. Ezeocha who is also the former President
By Jonathan Ugbal Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has returned to the country after days of absence. Mr. Ayade’s flight from Europe where he was spotted eating chocolate in Italy touched down less than an hour ago at about 4:45PM. He spent over a week out of the State with no one aware of