Six years ago, just after taking office, Governor Ayade made a very strong case for the abundant mineral resources in our State during a visit by the Minister of Solid Minerals to Peregrino House in Calabar, and shortly after, the Cross River State Ministry of Solid Minerals obtained exploration licenses for mineral resources from the
By Jonathan Ugbal Nigeria’s secret police, the SSS on Monday, arrested and detained a lecturer in the Department of Political Science of the University of Calabar (UNICAL), Mr. Jerry Agboh who served as surety for his colleague, Mr. Denis Inakefe, who was arrested in a gestapo-styled operation on Sunday. Mr. Agboh signed the bail bond
By The Parchment Leader of the Cross River State House of Assembly, Hon. Peter Odey has been officially unveiled as the deputy governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the State. The event which took place at the Ogoja Council hall in Ogoja Local Government Area was performed by the State Chairman of APC,
By CrossRiverWatch Admin No fewer than twenty-three Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) have knocked Justice Ekaette Fabian Obot, Chief Judge of Akwa Ibom State High Court for committing Barrister Inibehe Effiong to one-month imprisonment for contempt of court. The CSOs in a press release alleged that Inibehe’s imprisonment is an attempt to shut up the already
By Adebayo Aare, Agidigbo 88.7 FM In this four-week investigation supported by Civic Media Lab, Adebayo Aare of Agidigbo 88.7 FM reveals that the Engr. Seyi Makinde-led administration of Oyo State awarded a contract of N91,160,000 to Prunegde Development Technologies Ltd in violation of sections of the public procurement law. This contract has not been delivered
Tuesday, August 9, 2022 Listen To Podcast Headlines Police Dismiss Machete-Wielding Corporal In Cross River State Cross River Government Hosts Obudu-Born Supreme Court Justice Catholic Bishop Stuns Governor Ben Ayade At Thanksgiving Mass Immigration Service Arrest Three Bearing Arms At Ikom Border SSS Arrest UNICAL Lecturer In Gestapo-Styled Operation APC Guber Candidate Begins Tour Of
By Jesupemi Are, The Cable The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says it recorded one new monkeypox death, bringing the total number of monkeypox deaths in 2022 to four. The agency, in its latest monkeypox situation report, said from July 25 to July 31, there were 24 new confirmed positive cases from 12 States
By Daniel Kanu Senator Bassey Gershom is the leader of the Cross River National Assembly Caucus and Senator representing the Southern Federal Constituency. In this exclusive chat with The Sun Newspaper, the lawmaker who enjoys massive love and popularity among his people speaks on Cross River politics, impeachment threat to President Muhammadu Buhari, security challenges,