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
By Patrick Obia The newly appointed Chairman of the House of Reps, Committee on Local Content, in the Cross River State House of Assembly, Legor Idagbo , says the zoning structure in the state will not be altered and the next Governor will come from the Southern senatorial district. Hon. Idagbo expressed this opinion in
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Police in Calabar this morning arrested three journalists while on duty to cover the planned #RevolutionNow Protest in Cross River state. They were arrested by the anti-kidnapping and cultism unit of the Police. The State correspondent of the Nation Newspaper, Nicolas Kalu, News Editor of CrossRiverWatch, Jonathan Ugbal and Managing Editor
By Agba Philip and Ilam Patricia. A call has gone out to Young Crossriverians to explore the opportunities presented by the Green Carnival by participating in the various businesses thrown up by the projext. The Governor of Cross River State, Prof. Ben Ayade noted that such opportunities included planting and developing seedlings from nursery stage
By Patrick Obia The Senator representating Cross River South senatorial district in the 9th Assembly, Senator Gershom Bassey, has added his voice to calls for the permanent suspension of the proposed establishment of Rural Grazing Areas otherwise known as (RUGA) by the Federal Government. The Senator argued that Cattle rearing is a private business and
By Patrick Obia The President of the Post Graduate School Government (PGSG) of the University of Calabar, Mr Pius Undie says the accusation labeled against him of misappropriating Five hundred thousand naira (N500,000.00) was conspiracy “cooked up to destroy his reputation”. Mr.Pius Undie, is accused of misappropriating funds belonging to the students body amounting to