Being an open letter to the Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Professor Yemi Osibanjo. Dear Mr. Vice President, I commend the good work of your administration since assumption of office. Your passion to revive our economy is without a doubt especially with your various initiatives like the N-Power, SME and Enterprise development
By Archibong Jeremiah The Speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly, Hon. John Gaul Lebo has said that “a lot of Cross Riverians don’t understand what a constitution is or what constitution amendment is.” Hon. John Gaul made the statement over the weekend while speaking on a topical radio program, “The Dialogue With
By Aplefe Ojong A native of Abakaliki, the Ebonyi state capital residing in Obudu local government area of northern Cross River is currently in Police custody for tying the hands and legs of his daughter for allegedly stealing his non alcoholic beverage popularly referred to as ‘mineral.’ The man unnamed, is said to have attracted
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The introduction of Ministerial Treasury Single Account in Cross River has eliminated idle bank account balances and plugged the traditional leakages, says the state’s finance commissioner, Mr. Asuquo Ekpenyong Jr. Ekpenyong, who stated this during an interactive session with newsmen in Calabar yesterday, said the treasury management system of all public sector
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Following the renewed gang war in Calabar the Cross River State capital, a man identified as Jude has been shot Saturday evening in his shop at Okoro Agbor axis of Ndidem Usang Iso road, Calabar. According to separate accounts of eye witnesses the incident happened between the hours of 7:30pm and 8:30pm.
By Ogar Monday; House of Assembly Correspondent Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River state has written the state House of Assembly demanding approval to access the sum of Forty Seven Million, Twenty Thousand, Four Hundred and Four Dollars (USD47,020,404 GBP35,137,408) for the construction of “Low Tech,” “High Tech” and “3D Centers” across the state. The
By Ushang Ewa The Chief Judge of Cross River State, Justice Michael Edem has released a total of 124 inmates on awaiting trial with minor offences during a two day visit to the Afokang maximum security prisons in Calabar, the state capital. Mr. Edem said that the exercise was constitutional and the inmates freed were
By Ushang Ewa A former chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party and two term House of Representatives Member, Honorable Paul Adah, has declared his ambition to contest the 2019 gubernatorial elections in Cross River State with the promise that he will do just one term in office. Mr. Adah who defected to the All Progressive