By Patrick Obia The Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Cross River chapter, Prince Mike Ojisi, has accused the State Government of threat to his life, family and party members. The opposition party’s Spokesman disclosed this in a petition addressed to the State Commissioner of Police, State headquarters, Calabar, stating that agents believed
By Patrick Obia In 2015, immediately after he was sworn in as the governor of Cross River State, Sen. Ben Ayade, unveiled a plan to build and operate an ultra-modern filling station called Petrocross. The ultra-modern fuel station, according to the governor, was to boost the State’s revenue and transform the State that is hitherto
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Cross River State Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade has signed the State’s 2022 appropriation bill into law. Speaking at the signing ceremony held at the State Executive Council Chamber of the Governor’s Office, Calabar Municipality, the Governor said the N354.55 billion budget will ensure that products and services from the industries built by
By Jonathan Ugbal and Patrick Obia The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Cross River State, has said the position of governorship in the build up to the 2023 general elections will be open to all party members irrespective of their senatorial districts. Zoning, in the past few months has raised dust and
This is a reply to “Why The North Of Nigeria Should Not Be Deceived By My Governor BY SEN. JARIGBE AGOM“. Over time, the media unit of the Governor’s Office has refused to glorify Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe’s inane comments about Governor Ben Ayade, for the simple reason that they are every so often pedestrian, hollow
As we gravitate to the end of this year, looking forward to a new beginning in 2022, by the grace of God, we must tell ourselves the truth, both in our contemporary lives and Politics. Most POLITICIANS are deceitful. The story of my own Experience: Back in the day, when I could still visit my
The Conversation is Series of discussions between CrossRiverWatch investigators and those exempted from paying tax in Cross River State. The Conversation was produced by CrossRiverWatch in partnership with Civic Media Lab through its Grassroots News Project. Watch:
By Jonathan Ugbal Ahead of the 2023 general elections and the 2022 House of Representatives by-elections in the Ogoja/Yala federal constituency, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has rolled out 20 motorcycles to support its “aggressive evangelism,” says State lawmaker, Peter Odey (APC, Ogoja). Mr. Odey is the leader of the ninth Assembly of Cross River