By Mudiaga Affe A former presidential adviser, Senator Florence Ita-Giwa, has accused the Cross River State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade, of sending his aides to forcefully remove a Toyota Prado jeep in her Calabar residence while she was out of the country. The removal was the aftermath of an alleged diversion of relief materials sent
By Charles Onunaiju The Bakassi people, Nigeria’s longest suffering political orphans, are sitting out in the cold, mediocre and squalid refugee camps for nearly two decades in a stretch and at best, what they get is official tears and emotionless stares from the rest of us. Their tragedy even preceded the mayhem of the North-East region,
By CrossRiverWatch Admin On Tuesday 7th March, 2017 Prof. Yemi Osinbajo SAN in his capacity as Acting President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, administered oath of office on the Hon. Justice W. S. N. Onnoghen as substantive Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), following a confirmation of his appointment by the National Assembly. Prior to
By Ogar Monday The Labour Party (LP) in Cross River state has appointed Mr. Maurice Bassey Ekeng as the Acting Chairman of the party in the State, and subsequently asked Mr. Baron Eyo to stop parading himself as the Acting State Chairman of the party. This was made known in 2 separate letters obtained by
By Obeten Godfrey Gangsters in Ugep, the headquarters of Yakurr Local Government Area of Cross River State will from now on be subjected to jungle justice if any of their activities leads to the loss of life, CrossRiverWatch authoritatively reveals. This is coming on the heels of recent gang wars which have greeted the Ugep community,
By Jonathan Ugbal Okoi Obono-Obla,the Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Prosecution has written Cross River Governor, Ben Ayade over the recurring gangstar wars in Ugep, Yakurr local government area of the state. The letter comes a few days after his nephew; Jude Iroegbu Junior was murdered in cold blood by suspected members of
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By Ogar Monday The Nigeria Labor Congress (NLC) Cross River State Council and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) Cross River State Council has suspended its 2 weeks old strike after reaching an agreement with government. The announcement is coming a day after the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) and the National Association of Local Government