By Our Reporter The Social Democratic Party Governorship candidate in the March 9th 2019 poll, Barrister Eyo Ekpo has expressed dissatisfaction over the Guber election, referring to the process as an “auction”. Barrister Ekpo, who lost the election to the People’s Democratic Party’s candidate, Senator Ben Ayade, made his feelings known through a press release
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Usani Uguru Usani has lamented the way his ruling All Progressives Congress APC is being run, saying were it not for the image of President Muhammadu Buhari, the party would have since disintegrated. “When the managers of the system violate their own rules, then it means the
By Ushang Ewa Following the vacancy created by the decision of the incumbent Speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly, Hon. John Gaul Lebo to run for the, Abi/Yakurr Federal Constituency seat, shopping for a new Speaker for the 9th Cross River Assembly has commenced in earnest. Two names are featuring prominently in
By CrossRiverWatch Admin In response to a letter put forward by Hon. Legor Idagbo, Member Representing Bekwarra/Obudu/Obanliku Constituency, the House of Representatives, today held a one minute silence and prayers during plenary in honor of late Hon. Paul Adah who passed away recently. The late Hon. Adah had represented the Federal Constituency from 2003 to
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Association of Resident Doctors, University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (ARD-UCTH) has embarked on indefinite strike. The union arising from an emergency meeting on Monday 18th March 2019 queried the management of the hospital for not responding to their demands issued earlier during a 3 days ultimatum dated 14th February 2019 which led
April 2018, Cross River State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade, wept profusely at the State Executive Council chambers whilst signing the N1.3 trillion budget of kinetic crystallization into law. The governor asked Rev. Fr Bob Etta, his Special Adviser on Religious Matters, to commit the budget to God and while the prayer was ongoing, Ayade broke
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Tanko Muhammad, has maintained that suspended Justice Walter Onnoghen, remains the substantive Chief Justice of Nigeria. Muhammad said he would step aside once the Code of Conduct Tribunal or the Appeals Court rules in favour of Onnoghen. He, however, insisted that President Muhammadu Buhari did
By Patrick Obia and Ololo Kelvin Following the untimely departure of Joseph Agbor, a civil engineering student, who was knocked down by his fellow student early last week, students of engineering, took a procession to mourn their beloved colleagues. The sorrowful match which took place within the school premises, Calabar Campus; saw the students in