By CrossRiverWatch Admin Channels Television Correspondent in Calabar and State Secretary of the National Association of Women Journalists NAWOJ, Imani Odey, Publisher of fearlessreports.com and senior member of the Association of Cross River Online Journalists ACROJ, Peter Inyali have been appointed by the governor of Cross River state, Senator Ben Ayade as Special Assistants Media.
By Jonathan Ugbal The Cross River State Government has earmarked N288 million for the ‘Running of Government House’ in Calabar, excerpts of the 2019 appropriation bill tagged ‘Qabalistic Densification’ show. The item falls under ‘Material and Supplies’ budget head of the Governor’s office. The supplies are appropriated N200 million totaling N488 million for the said
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The African Action Congress is calling on Governor Ben Ayade to resist the temptation of tampering with local government funds. We are aware that following the implementation of the directives of the National Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU), the allocations for local governments have been paid into the accounts of the councils. We
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Simbee Davis, an upcoming actress, has accused Innocent Udeme Udofot, singer better known as MC Galaxy, of sexually abusing her some years back – The Cable reports. She brought the revelation to light days after Biodun Fatoyinbo, senior pastor of the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly (COZA), made the news following accusations of sexual assault. Last
By CrossRiverWatch Admin In apparent frustration with the Federal Government’s neglect of the State, Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has asked for the return of its 76 oil wells ceded to Akwa Ibom State in 2012 following the ruling of the Supreme Court. Cataloguing what he described as unconscionable injustices meted out to the
By Archibong Jeremiah The Cross River State Chapter of National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) has inaugurated eighteen committees to plan the 2019 International Youth Day across the 18 LGA of the State. The Committees recently inaugurated by the State NYCN Chairman, Prince Ndiyo who charged them to deliver on their mandate. Ndiyo explained that
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Bakassi youths took to the streets and marched to the Cross River State House of Assembly on Tuesday to demand the return of the 76 oil wells handed to Akwa Ibom State by former President Olusegun Obasanjo in 2007 after a Supreme Court judgment. The youths led by Kingsley Asuquo carried placards
By Patrick Obia As reactions continue to trail the Cross River State 2019 budget christened “Qabalistic Densification”, the Executive Secretary of Budget, Transparency and Accountability Network, Kingsley Eworo, has described the budget as “a joke”. Mr. Eworo featured as a guest on Hit95.9 FM interactive regular Sunday program “The Dialogue With Agba Jalingo”, where he