By Patrick Obia The Cross River State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade is set to make appointments, promising to reward loyal party members who delivered their polling units, saying “monkey work, monkey chop”. This was contained in s press release signed by his Chief Cress Secretary, Mr. Christian Ita, stressing that the appointments will therefore, in
The glow of satisfaction and achievement that adorned Governor Ayade’s face, as he appraised himself after the test run of power evacuation from the 23 megawatts Low Pour Fuel Oil (LPFO), power plant he has constructed in Calabar, was very memorable. He doubled the excitement by renaming the project after himself “Ayade Power Plant” according
By Jonathan Ugbal Former Cross River Governor, Chief Clement Ebri has denied news making the rounds that he said the Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs. Winnifred Oyo-Ita is a victim of witch hunt by a cabal in the presidency. Mrs. Oyo-Ita is been investigated for alleged fraud dating back to when she
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Over two months after the Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit issued a directive barring State Governments from tampering with Local Government funds, Mudiaga AfeA of Punch Newspapers reports that many Governors have yet to comply. When on May 6, 2019, the Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit issued the “Guidelines to reduce vulnerabilities created by
The Nigerian Police in Calabar dropped their invitation for me at our office in Calabar yesterday (Friday) as I insisted. In case you aren’t abreast, I wrote an article about the Cross River State Microfinance bank in CrossRiverWatch and the Police say there is a complaint that the article is “conspiracy to cause a breach
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River State Government has began test transmission of its 23 megawatts power plant in Calabar, the State capital. The project which began in 2016 is at completion stage according to the Government. The Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade while addressing journalists in Calabar was visibly happy as he maintained that he
By Our Reporter The Cross River University of Technology (CRUTECH) has inaugurated its pioneer Nigerian Union of Campus Journalist (NUCJ) chapter to pilot the affairs of the Union for one year. The event which took place over the weekend at the department of Mass Communication, CRUTECH was witnessed by both staff and students alike. After
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The embattled Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Winnifred Oyo-Ita, was making frantic efforts as of Friday evening to secure an appointment with President Muhammadu Buhari over her travails, SATURDAY PUNCH has learnt. Oyo-Ita is currently in the eye of the storm after the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission reportedly