By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Tanko Muhammad, has maintained that suspended Justice Walter Onnoghen, remains the substantive Chief Justice of Nigeria. Muhammad said he would step aside once the Code of Conduct Tribunal or the Appeals Court rules in favour of Onnoghen. He, however, insisted that President Muhammadu Buhari did
By Patrick Obia and Ololo Kelvin Following the untimely departure of Joseph Agbor, a civil engineering student, who was knocked down by his fellow student early last week, students of engineering, took a procession to mourn their beloved colleagues. The sorrowful match which took place within the school premises, Calabar Campus; saw the students in
By Patrick Obia Following the increasing rate of communal clashes due to boundary disputes in Cross River State, Surveyor Gertrude Njar has said that only surveyors can put a stop to boundary issues by updating boundaries. She disclosed this to CrossRiverWatch in Calabar, following the renewed communal war between neighbouring communities in Erei North in
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Information reaching CrossRiverWatch indicate that the communal war between neighbouring communities in Erei North in Biase LGA, Southern Cross River State, has been renewed. A source in the LGA informed this reporter that “this morning (Sunday) at 2:00a.m, Urugbam had attacked and burnt down 3 communities of Ipene, Ebor and Umoro. And
By Efa Sunday: Government House Correspondent The Cross River State gubernatorial Candidate of Mega Party of Nigeria (MPN) in the recently conducted March 9th, 2019 poll, Chief Ofem Ubi, has congratulated the returned PDP candidate, Governor Ben Ayade for his victory in the election. Chief Ofem’s congratulatory message was contained in a press release as he
By Our Reporter The New Generation Party (NGP) candidate for Ikom/Boki Federal Constituency in the just concluded 2019 National Assembly election, Dr. Asu Yakubu Shendam, has withdrawn his earlier petition at the Election Tribunal and Appeal Court and has also congratulated his opponent, Hon. Chris Agibe who emerged winner during the polls. Shendam stated this
By Our Reporter The University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH) security has locked out doctors and patients in protest of 18 months of no pay. The protest which was captured by CrossRiverWatch i-Reporter Awuna Agbor shows that no one was given access to the hospital. As at the time of filing this report, the leadership of
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Super Falcons striker, Ini-Abasi Umotong has revealed she will be graduating with a First Class Honors degree in Economics from the University of Southampton. The Oxford United star shared the uplifting news on her verified facebook account on Thursday. Umotong wrote: “Delighted to be graduating with a First Class Honours in Economics with