By CrossRiverWatch Admin The All Progressives Congress in Cross River State, APC on Monday settled for Sen. Bassey Otu as its consensus governorship candidate for the February 2023 general elections barely 24 hours after the stakeholders of the southern senatorial district adopted Sir Arthur Jarvis Archibong as their consensus aspirant. Senator Otu represented the Cross
By Ogar Monday Listen To The Report The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday passed the bill for an act to establish the Federal Medical Center, Ogoja, Cross River State, sponsored by the Senator representing Cross River North District in the ninth National Assembly, Jarigbe Agom. The bill, was read for a second time during plenary after
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Listen To The Report Cross River State Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade has joined the Nigerian presidential race. The Governor received the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential nomination, and expression of interest forms purchased for him by groups, including Arewa youths. Ayade, who was overwhelmed by the gesture, promised to fix the country,
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Listen To The Report Thieves have carted away the outer unit of an Air Conditioning (AC) system at the Head Office of CrossRiverWatch. The unit stolen is connected to the office of the Editor-in-Chief and the burglary incident, suspected to have happened over the weekend, was confirmed by the Managing Editor, Mr.
By Jonathan Ugbal Listen To The Report A High Court of Cross River, presided over by Justice Bassey Ebuta failed to hear the case instituted by journalist cum rights activist, Citizen Agba Jalingo against the State Government for the continuous collection of levies and fees from pupils and students in public Primary and Junior Secondary
By Anietie Akpan, The Guardian Newspaper Listen To The Report Tension is mounting in the Cross River State All Progressives Congress (APC) over the party’s inability to choose aspirants for the 2023 governorship race. Also, its final caucus meeting scheduled for yesterday was canceled. Already, the Victor Ndoma-Egba (SAN)-led seven-man committee assigned to prune the
By Tina Agoso Todo, The Guardian Newspaper Listen To The Report A 70-year-old man, Bassey Inyang, has been arrested on allegations of sexually assaulting a 12 year-old-girl in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. It was gathered that the suspect carried out the act in his apartment at 14 Waddell Street, Mbukpa community in Calabar
By The Guardian Newspaper Listen To The Report As the second round of an eight-week warning strike by members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, comes to an end today, the union is preparing to announce an indefinite strike. The second round of the warning was declared by ASUU after a meeting of