By CrossRiverWatch Admin Some Civil Servants in Cross River State on Tuesday protested the alleged removal of their names from the State’s payroll. The protesters barricaded the State Governor’s office, Sen. Ben Ayade after they stormed the office of the State Accountant-General. The affected Civil Servants include over 500 Science teachers, 40 lawyers, ICT workers
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The trial of Mr. Agba Jalingo, a Nigerian journalist charged with terrorism, treasonable felony and attempt to topple the Cross River State Government took a different turn on Wednesday as his lawyers filed an application seeking to modify the order of the Court which granted leave to the prosecution to mask its
By Araga Blessing The Chairman, Association of Cross River Online Journalists (ACROJ), Comrade Darlington Edem, has bid fair well to his father, late Mr. Darlington Offiong Awatt, who passed on to eternal glory at seventy-two (72) years. The ACROJ Chairman who took to his Facebook handle to pour out his heart, said, “Dear father, this
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Donald Duke, former Governor of Cross River State, has asked the Federal Government to compel banks to reduce interest rates to make credit available and affordable for small businesses. Duke made the call at the 5th anniversary of the Political Forum G50 with the theme, ‘blueprint for sustainable economic development’, which was
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Okoi Obono-Obla, former chairman of the Special Investigation Panel for the Recovery of Public Property (SPIP), has been accused of carrying out illegal investigations while he held the office. This accusation was made in a report by Abubakar Malami, the attorney-general of the federation (AGF), submitted to Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo. Upon his
By Archibong Jeremiah The Supreme Court on Monday struck out a referral appeal praying the Court to determine the constitutionality or otherwise of the removal of Justice Walter Onnoghen as the Chief Justice of Nigeria. The referral appeal filed by Dr. Samuel Nwawka, was struck out by Justice Bode Rhodes-Vivour, who led five Justices, after
By Patrick Obia And Araga Blessing Following the World Day to End Impunity and Crimes Against Journalists on 2nd November every year, veteran journalists, Richard Akinnola and Cletus Ukpong, have called on practicing journalists to put in their best and not allow financial benefits be their focus. The veterans gave the admonition while speaking as
By Jonathan Ugbal Mr. Uduak-Joe Ntuk, a Cross Riverian has been appointed by California’s Governor Gavin Newsom to as the state’s oil and gas supervisor. This means Ntuk, who is now the first Nigerian-American to hold that position in California’s history and whose family hails from the southern port city of Calabar, will head the