Judex Okoro, The Sun Newspaper In this interview with the former PDP National Publicity Secretary, Vena Ikem, said that no matter the shenanigans going on in our political system, it is the people’s power that will ensure that the APC vacates government in 2023. He decried the spate of defections in our body politics and advocated
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Governor Benedict Ayade of Cross River has sacked his Special Adviser on forest security, Thomas Obi Tawo a.k.a ‘General Iron.’ “The State Governor, Prof Ben Ayade has approved the sack, with immediate effect of Mr. Thomas Obi Tawo, aka General Iron, the Special Adviser on Forest Security,” read a statement signed by
By Jonathan Ugbal The long squabble between the Cross River State Government and the Nigerian Navy over lands in two choice locations in Calabar may have been settled on Thursday when the Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Awwal Zubairu Gambo visited Governor Ben Ayade and disclosed that the Navy is set to establish an
Senator Ben Ayade will vacate the office of Governor in the next 1 year, 10 months. Despite his impressive performance in industrialization and expansion of Government to accomodate more unemployed youths and adults, his recent political moves has created so much blank lines behind his political history. Can anyone truly trust Ayade to stand, fight
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Cross River Governor, Benedict Ayade has again reviewed the curfew he imposed on October 23, 2020. A statement signed by his spokesman, Mr. Christian Ita and issued Monday afternoon, says the curfew is now from midnight till 6:00AM starting from today, 267 days after it was last eased. Mr. Ayade had imposed
By Jonathan Ugbal Cross River Governor, Benedict Ayade on Sunday was commissioned a Major in the Calabar grand commandery of the Knights of Saint John International (KSJI). The commandery also initiated 16 worthy brothers including the Head, Department of Mathematics at the University of Cross River State, Dr. Jerry ATSU and a security detail to
It was one of America’s foremost President J. F. Kennedy who said that ; “The hottest place in hell, should be reserved for those who keep quiet in times of moral crises,” as to sit on the fence when one should be speaking against dictatorship, is to be somewhat, an accomplice. Recent happenings in the
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Cross River Governor, Ben Ayade, Saturday, lauded the promotion of eight senior police officers from the State urging them to remain good ambassadors. In the new promotions announced by the Police Service Commission, six Cross Riverians were promoted to the ranks of Commissioners of Police (CP) while two were elevated to the