By CrossRiverWatch admin Cross River born Director General of the State Security Service, SSS Ita Ekpenyong, has been sacked by President Muhammadu Buhari. The sack of the SSS DG was announced in a statement today by Haruna Imrana, the Director of Communications in the office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Danladi
By Archibong Jeremiah, House of Assembly Correspondent The Speaker Cross River State House of Assembly (CRSHA), Hon. John Gaul Lebo has said that it is constitutional and statutory for local government councils, Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDA’s) in the state to submit their income and expenditure profile to the house for the relevant committee to
By CrossRiverWatch admin Hundreds of passengers today escaped death as Aero Contractors flight from Lagos to Calabar was diverted to Port Harcourt due to what the Calabar Airport Manager, Mr. Sani described as bad weather. The 4pm flight which was supposed to land in Calabar by 5pm could not land after coming low, according to
By Ogar Monday The Calabar University Electoral Committee (CUECO), the body charged with the responsibility of conducting Students Union Governments election in UNICAL has declared Comrade Ekpo Tete as the winner of the Students Union Government Presidential seat, beating Comrade Nkanu Ogban Unoh and Comrade Iso Effiong Ekeyong to the post. The elections which had
By Jonathan Ugbal; Government House Correspondent Electricity many argue is a major driver of industrialisation and Cross River State governor Benedict Ayade might have had this in mind yesterday when he revealed the state has concluded plans to set up a hydro power plants that will generate about 90 megawatts (mw) of electricity. The governor
By Our Correspondent Cross River State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has approved the appointment of the immediate past Chief of Staff to the former governor of the State, Mr. Jude Ngaji as the State Security Adviser (SSA). A statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Christian Ita, this morning said Mr.
By Jeremiah Archibong The Cross River House of Assembly (CRSHA) has approved Governor Ben Ayade request for 35 Special Advisers. In its sitting today Tuesday, June 30, 2015, the House reminded the Governor to ensure that when carrying out the appointments, it should be done in line with the provisions of section 14 of the
By Jonathan Ugbal; Government House Correspondent The promise by the Cross River State governor, Senator Ben Ayade that he will not require the state resources to finance his proposed signature projects seem to be taking shape gradually with the involvement of private investors who say they are confident that the governor has demonstrated enough clout