Miss Philip Dorcas, 22 recently accused the Special Adviser on Aviation to Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State, Mr. Aboh Solomon Akongfe of scamming and raping her. According to Miss Dorcas, Mr. Aboh, who is the CEO of Asolox Travels where she worked at some point in time, defrauded her to the tune of
By Archibong Jeremiah The Senator representing Cross River Central, Sen. Sandy Onor has said that the current internal crisis rocking the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, in the State is as a result of lack of consultation by the Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade. Addressing journalists he said the yet to be sighted Supreme Court judgment is
By CrossRiverWatch Admin No fewer than four communities in central Cross River State are currently embroiled in a bitter war over farmlands with three reported dead so far. In Ikom Local Government Area, the Nnam and Abankang communities are fighting over a small piece of land. Sources say at least three have died – one
By Archibong Jeremiah Governor Ben Ayade’s Commissioner for Environment, Mr. Mfon Bassey has been arrested and is currently cooling off in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The Commissioner was picked up yesterday thursday at his residence in Calabar. According to very reliable source within the anti graft agency, Mr. Mfon
By CrossRiverWatch Admin It has been seven years since the Nigerian government privatized electricity in the country. Since then, we’ve seen marginal improvement and neglect of electricity distribution channels which have led to the loss of life. Funmi discusses this and increased tariffs with Power Up Nigeria founder, Adetayo Adegbemie, Eyo Ekpo, Energy Sector Specialist
By Kayode Oyero, Punch Newspaper Journalist and activist, Citizen Agba Jalingo, says the regime of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), is afraid of Sahara Reporters’ publisher, Omoyele Sowore. He said Sowore and the other activists locked up since their arrest on New Year’s Eve in Abuja committed no crime for holding a protest
By Agency Report Qatar has donated $50,000 (about N25 million) for the construction of an education learning centre at Wassa Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) Camp in Abuja. The Ambassador of the State of Qatar in Nigeria, Mubarak Al Muhannadi, made the donation on Tuesday in Abuja when Basheer Mohammed, the Federal Commissioner, National Commission for
By Archibong Jeremiah Cross River State Government has reiterated its position of not paying 29 Magistrates salary and other entitlements for over two years. The Magistrates after the unofficial retrenchment by the Sen. Ben Ayade administration, are currently manning their duty post. The Acting Chief Judge, Justice Eyo Effiom Ita was forced to come public