By Archibong Jeremiah Listen To The Report Members of the Cross River State Customary Court have decried nonpayment of 3 years’ salary, which has brought them untold hardship. Customary or District Courts are grassroots courts and Cross River State has 96 across the three senatorial districts. Each District Court is made up of a President
By Patrick Obia and Sylvia Akpan Listen To The Report Gubernatorial aspirants in the All Progressives Congress, APC and the People’s Democratic Party, PDP in Cross River State have reacted differently to the meetings that reportedly produced a consensus candidate and aspirant respectively. Former lawmaker, Senator Bassey Otu emerged as APC consensus candidate in a
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Listen To The Report Cross River State Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade has joined the Nigerian presidential race. The Governor received the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential nomination, and expression of interest forms purchased for him by groups, including Arewa youths. Ayade, who was overwhelmed by the gesture, promised to fix the country,
By Vivian Chime, The Cable Listen To The Report Ben Ayade, Cross River Governor, says he will support the presidential ambition of Rotimi Amaechi, Minister of Transportation if he becomes the flagbearer of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the 2023 presidential election. Ayade spoke on Friday when Amaechi met with him and the APC
By Ogar Monday Listen To The Report The Cross River Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade has asked Permanent Secretaries in all the Ministries, Departments, and Agencies, MDAs in the State to assess appointees under their MDA for cabinet reshuffling purposes. The announcement, which was contained in a letter signed by Mr. Christian Ita, Special Adviser to
By Ogar Monday Listen To The Report Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State has directed his appointees to resign from their offices if they intend to contest in next year’s general elections. Ayade in a letter with reference number GO/PRESS/12/VOL.II/144, signed by Mr. Christian Ita, his aide on Media and Publicity, directed that the
By Kehinde Ogunyale Listen To The Report “With a N20,000 bribe, an external buyer can influence the youth in host communities in Cross River State, to cut down trees from the forest illegally.” Traveling into the Cross River forest as a researcher – let alone a reporter – to investigate the increasing impact of deforestation
By Patrick Obia Listen To The Report The Governor of Cross River State, Sen. Ben Ayade has facilitated with muslim faithfuls as they celebrate the successful completion of this year’s Ramadan. Sen. Ayade took to his official Facebook page to call for unity among muslims and non-muslim faithfuls as they mark the Eid-El Fitri. He