By CrossRiverWatch Admin The leadership of the ninth Assembly of Cross River State on Wednesday visited the immediate family of two term lawmaker, Elizabeth Ironbar (PDP, Akpabuyo) to commiserate with them over her passing. Led by the Speaker, Eteng Williams (PDP, Yakurr II), the lawmakers described Ironbar’s passing as “light” that has gone of in Akpabuyo.
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Cross River born legal practitioner, George Abang Ekpungu resumed today as the Secretary of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Ekpungu was appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari in June this year in line with the EFCC act and was confirmed by the Senate despite a petition allegedly masterminded by allies of
By Patrick Obia “Reject any activity – cult, yahoo-yahoo and other unlawful associations that will take you out of your dreams,” said the Vice Chancellor of the University of Cross River State (UNICROSS), Professor Augustine Angba, Wednesday at the 19th matriculation ceremony of the varsity in Calabar. “Refuse to listen to those staff and students
By CrossRiverWatch Admin A two term member of the Cross River State House of Assembly, Lady Elizabeth Edem Ironbar is dead. Mrs. Ironbar died in the late hours of Tuesday after a protracted illness family sources say. Ironbar who has represented Akpabuyo constituency since June 2015 is known for her Cross River State Disability Commission
By Jonathan Ugbal Cross River Governor, Benedict Ayade on Monday announced plans by the State to purchase seagoing vessels to export products from agro industries he plans to privatize. The announcement came three days after he extended a strange referendum on privatization for 34 assets of the State and years after a shady deal saw
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Cross River State, Venatius Ikem Esq. has taken jibe at the immediate past Chairman, Inok Edim by rejecting the nickname “capacity Chairman.” Ikem took to Facebook on Monday to inform his supporters and the public that he is rejecting the “capacity chairman” sobriquet.
By Ike Uchechukwu, Vanguard Former members of Bakassi Strike Force, BSF, numbering about 150 in the early hours of Monday blocked the entrance to the Cross River Governor’s office in protest of unpaid allowances and the government’s inability to fulfil the MoU it signed with them since 2018. Vanguard gathered that it took the intervention
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Organised Labour in Cross River State has accused the Attorney General of fraudulently obtaining the court order from the National Industrial Court stopping the indefinite industrial action declared by the unions in the State. “We wish to inform you and the general public that the government, through the office of the