By Jonathan Ugbal The Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Prosecution, Okoi Obono-Obla has accused the Special Adviser to former President Olusegun Obasanjo on national assembly matters, Ita Giwa of hypocrisy for alleging President Buhari has neglected the displaced people of Bakassi. Obla who took to Facebook Wednesday to express angst at the statement
By Ogar Monday Following criticisms trailing the recurrent absence of Cross River governor, Ben Ayade, the speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly John Gaul Lebo revealed recently that his office has no powers in the law to stop the Governor from travelling even beyond the constitutionally allowed 90 days. Lebo made the
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Following the destruction of properties worth over 800 million Naira last week in some communities in Busi, Obanliku local government area the Cross River State Emergency Management Agency (CR SEMA) says it has begun processes to aid the IDPs. John Enaku, the director general of the agency told CrossRiverWatch in a
By Jonathan Ugbal Following reports that the proposed Kano film village to be named after President Muhammadu Buhari was stopped by the president to please hardline Muslims, Callywood’s director Egor Efiok has suggested the project be sited in Cross River State. Egor, in a short and dramatic message to CrossRiverWatch urged those criticizing the president
By Elijah Ugani Undergraduates of the faculty of law in the University of Calabar have called for the removal of their union’s staff adviser Andrew Emwanta following allegations of victimization and threats to their academic goals. The students under the aegis of Law Students Association of Nigeria (LAWSAN) made known their grievances in a demonstration
By Ogar Monday; House of Assembly Correspondent The Cross River State Government has revealed that plans are in top gear to actualize the 500,000 metric tons per annum for cocoa production rates. The chairman of the house assembly committee on Public accounts and member representing Obudu, Stephen Ukpukpen made this known recently when the committee
By CrossRiverWatch admin Obudu: Following the birthing of quadruplets, a teenage mother says she will utilise one family planning method before leaving the hospital in what she says is a step in the right direction. Patience Abantelhe in her mid twenties put to birth 3 boys and 1 girl at about 9:30 AM Friday at
By Onyeanuna Onyedikachi The Cross River State Chapter of the All Progressive Congress (APC) has urged Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba to help address the lingering infrastructural challenges in Cross Rivers State. Chairman of the State Chapter, John Ochala, speaking through the Vice Chairman central, Hon. Cletus Obun, made the plea yesterday, in Abuja, during a solidarity