By Archibong Jeremiah The Cross River State Auditor General, Mrs. Franca Inok has coax a pensioner, Mrs. Victoria Ewa to apologize for allegedly spearheading the Monday protest of pensioners declared dead by the Sen. Ben Ayade administration. Following the pensioners resolve to barricade the Highway, the Commissioner for Local Government Affairs, Mrs. Stella Odey came,
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State has pleaded with the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) to shelve the plan to relocate its Calabar office to neighboring Akwa Ibom State. The examinations body had in a statement earlier on Tuesday said since its office was razed on October 24, 2020 hence the
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Vexed by the 48-hour total break down of law and order leading to vandalisation and arson of Government and private properties in Calabar, Cross River, the Obong of Calabar, Edidem Ekpo Okon Abasi Otu (V) has called for establishment of an interim Government in the State. The Obong, who made this declaration,
I just read a statement issued by Rev. Fr. Emma Eroh, the Director of Communications in the Catholic Diocese of Ogoja; and that statement puts the responsibility of the arrest and detention of a Catholic Priest, Rev. Fr. Titus Armon, squarely on Governor Ayade, who happens to be a Knight of the Catholic Church. Before
By Maxwell Effiong and Kelvin Ololo Muslims in Cross River State say the curfew currently in place will impact on how they celebrate Eid-El-Maulud which is the the birth of Prophet Muhammad. The Federal Government had declared Thursday a public holiday. But, a 16 hour per day curfew announced by the State Government may likely
By Patrick Obia Cross River Governor, Benedict Ayade has directed the immediate suspension of the transportation of all categories of scraps outside the State. This is to prevent the “desperate bid to escape” by hoodlums who looted public and private properties last weekend, a statement by his spokesman, Mr. Christian Ita said. The State claimed
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Cross River born Deputy Sheriff in Essex County, New Jersey of the United States, Francis Asuquo and Chef Victor have berated Senator Florence Ita-Giwa over her position on the historic looting of properties in Calabar, the Cross River State capital last weekend. The looting had began from the Calabar South council secretariat
By Jonathan Ugbal Source in the Cross River State command of the Nigerian Police Force say some people who participated in the looting of public and private properties in Calabar have been arrested. The source said some items suspected to have been looted from the Calabar Discount Mall which houses ValueMart, a departmental store owned