By Jonathan Ugbal The remains of late federal lawmaker, Rose Omo were laid to rest on Friday in her hometown Okuku, Yala Local Government Area of northern Cross River State amidst an outpouring of emotions. She was until her death on March 23, 2020, a second term Senator representing that district in the National Assembly.
By Our Reporter The lifeless body of a woman was found Friday morning along Musaha lane, off Ekpo Abasi junction by residents. The corpse of the middle age woman was identified as Mrs. Nkoyo. Though unverified, residents say she’s a staff of Cross River University of Technology (CRUTECH) and her husband is the institution’s Chief
By Archibong Jeremiah The Cross River State seven-man Panel of Inquiry into Police Brutality and Restitution has extended deadline for submission of petition by victims. The panel in a public notice signed by its Secretary, Tanko Ashang who is the State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice extended the date for submission of written memoranda from Friday,
By Archibong Jeremiah The Cross River State Auditor General, Mrs. Franca Inok has coax a pensioner, Mrs. Victoria Ewa to apologize for allegedly spearheading the Monday protest of pensioners declared dead by the Sen. Ben Ayade administration. Following the pensioners resolve to barricade the Highway, the Commissioner for Local Government Affairs, Mrs. Stella Odey came,
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State has presented NGN277,708,765.550k as the 2021 appropriation bill to the State’s House of Assembly. The conversations preceding the budget was that of the name ascribed to it, and Mr. Ayade drew mixed reactions when he announced the tag as “Budget of Blush and Bliss.” The
By Patrick Obia Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State will present the 2021 appropriation bill estimates today (Thursday), CrossRiverWatch findings reveal. Sources in the House of Assembly say this is pursuant to Section 121 (1) of the 1999 constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as altered. They told this reporter that the Special
By Jonathan Ugbal Barring any last minute change, the governing council of the Cross River University of Technology will announce a Vice Chancellor (VC) elect today. This will be 20 months and four acting VCs after the expiration of the tenure of the last substantive VC, Professor Anthony Owan-Enoh on February 28, 2019. Below is
The public discourse of the past few weeks has changed from the inadequacies of justice and governance to the need for law and order. The ruling petty bourgeois were thrown into confusion and disarray as they tried to respond to the popularity and humanity of the #endsarsprotesters. They were taken aback by their youthfulness, zeal,