By Ogar Monday The Cross River State Government has debunked claims which recently made rounds on social media that the Governor (Ben Ayade) had moved a School of Nursing located in Ogoja to Obudu Local Government Area where he hails from. In a release made available to CrossRiverWatch and signed by Dr. Pauline Obute, Permanent
By Ogar Monday The Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council, PEBEC, a Federal Government Agency responsible for facilitating the ease of doing business in Nigeria, has listed Cross River as one of the worst States in Nigeria to do business. In the report made publicly available recently, Cross River State ranked 33 out of 37, with
By Jonathan Ugbal A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory and presided over by Justice Zainab Abubakar has remanded Nigerian Journalist, Citizen Agba Jalingo at the medium security custodial center in Kuje for allegedly publishing an article that was ‘insulting’ to Mrs. Elizabeth Frank Ayade, wife of the younger brother of
I have consistently argued that Nigeria’s stunted development is not entirely the fault of criminal politicians. The electorates have been their major accomplices: they condone and reinforce the spectacular failures of these men and women, and even idolize them in the face of their misrule and misappropriation of public funds. This leaves us in a
By Bankole Abe, The ICIR The Court of Appeal Abuja Division has dismissed a suit that challenged the emergence of Cross Rivers State Governor Ben Ayade as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Cross River North Senatorial District in the 2023 general elections. The appeal was filed by Cecilia Adams, an aspirant
By Ogar Monday The Cross River State chapter of the Inter-party Advisory Council, IPAC, and the State Government are at loggerheads over the validity or not of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System, BVAS sent to the State. IPAC alleged that the Independent Electoral Commission, INEC, in the State is working towards swaying the elections towards
By Patrick Obia A political group in Cross River, Fusion 196, has berated the former Governor of the State – Donald Duke for his remarks against Governor Ben Ayade, saying he should be held responsible if there is a breakdown of law and order in the State. The group asserted in a press conference held
There came a time in the Cross River State Political ecosystem particularly in the northern prairie when there was a need to go outside the usual dogs, moose, pronghorns, and other known biotic features. There was the need to test a rookie. More so, like an elk, he has branches of certificates in his head.