By Jonathan Ugbal Listen To The Report The People’s Democratic Party, PDP in Cross River State has described reports of the sacked House of Assembly sitting to approve a 1.5 billion Naira loan facility as counterpart funding for the Universal Basic Education Commission, UBEC, and 10 Special Advisers as the worst level of impunity and
Listen To The Article Two pernicious political scenarios are presently playing out in Nigeria, and if they are not strangled before noon, will inflict an incurable injury on Nigeria’s democracy, thereby compounding the woes of what has been a stunted democratic growth during the last 23 years. In Yobe Northern Senatorial District of Northern Nigeria,
By Patrick Obia Listen To The Report Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State says the State needs three aircraft to license Cally Air. He stated this while addressing journalists at the Margaret Ekpo International airport, Calabar on Tuesday. The State has been criticized for its partnership with Aero Contractors, rather than running an independent
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Listen To The Report Cross River Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade on Tuesday said the State will work hard to ensure a hundred percent vote for the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate, Ahmed Tinubu in 2023. Ayade addressing journalists at the Margaret Ekpo International Airport, Calabar said: “As for my presidential ambition,
By Ekemini Simon, TheMail Newspaper Listen To The Report The Auditor General of Cross River State Government has said that the Government of Cross River State did not procure any foreign loan in 2020 contrary to the report by TheMail newspaper. An extensive investigation which lasted for eight months and was published last month revealed
By Sylvia Akpan Listen To The Report The Cross River State Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade has commiserated with the people of Ondo State over the recent massacre of worshippers at St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo town by unknown gunmen. Over 38 worshippers were killed while attending Sunday morning mass at St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo
By Ogar Monday Listen To The Audio Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State has directed his Special Adviser Technical, Architect Eric Akpo, to oversee the affairs of the State Electrification Agency, SEA. SEA was left without a DG when Stanley Nsemo, the former Boss of the Agency left to pursue his legislative ambition. The
By Ekemini Simon, TheMail Listen To The Report In 2019, despite being the only State out of the 36 States of the Federation including the Federal Capital Territory, that exceeded borrowing ceiling due to high debt burden, Cross River State Government went on to acquire loans including an unapproved foreign loan of N1.4 billion. Yet,