By Our Reporter The Cross River State wing of the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) have called off it’s over two weeks old strike. According to a statement contained in a circulated NUT Bulletin 9 with no signatory, the decision to call off the strike emanated from an interactive session with the Governor of Cross
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent The Cross River State government says it will commission a panel of inquiry into the crisis rocking the Erei communities of Biase local government area which has claimed about three lives so far. The deputy governor, Professor Ivara Esu stated this during an assessment visit to the communities where
By Jonathan Ugbal and Itiunbe Atunka Information reaching CrossRiverWatch suggests that Mrs. Abbey Ukpukpen the wife of the late state lawmaker, Honorable Stephen Ukpukpen has emerged candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for the August 11, 2018 bye-election. The former beauty queen is said to have emerged unopposed as voting at the primaries held
By Ushang Ewa The All Progressives Congress (APC) has written the resident electoral commissioner (REC) of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Cross River State not to recognize the faction led by Mr. Etim John. The National Vice Chairman, South South of the party, Ntufam Hilliard Eta, in a letter dated July 23rd, 2018 and
By Jonathan Ugbal The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen has commissioned the new structure housing the Calabar division of the appeal court; the country’s second highest court. Established in 1999, the Calabar division of the appeal court has moved from a structure at Court road to another at the state housing estate and
By Efa Sunday The Chairman of the Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC), Mr. Sunday Michael, has described the demise of late Hon. Steven Ukpukpen, former member that represented Obudu 1 State Constituency in the State House of Assembly, as pathetic. The Cross River IPAC Chairman said this in Calabar during the Town Hall Meeting organized by
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Inlaw to the immediate past President of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan and Special Adviser to Governor Ben Ayade on Youth Affairs, Prince Godswill Edward, popularly known as Prince 7 has resigned his appointment. The resignation was contained in a letter dated 23rd of July, 2018 and delivered at the Governor’s office on the
By Margaret John The Independent National Electoral Commission in INEC Cross River State has stated that it will work hand-in-hand with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), in the forthcoming Obudu 1 constituency bye-election to ensure it’s free and fair of vote buying and selling. This was made known by the Cross River State