By Jonathan Ugbal Information reaching our newsroom suggests that Cross River Governor, Benedict Ayade may from Saturday, March 28th 2020, impose a curfew to prevent the state from recording any case of COVID19. Sources at Government House Calabar and the Emergency Operations Center in Calabar, the state capital also said Mr. Ayade may ban inter-local
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By CrossRiverWatch Admin In a bid to enforce the ban on gatherings above five, the health commissioner in Cross River state, Betta Edu in a statement on Wednesday said an ad-hoc monitoring task force with membership co-opted from over three dozen organizations and bodies will be inaugurated on Thursday. “The Cross River state Ministry of
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The election of a new State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party in Cross River State has torn the party apart. Party members representing the State in the National Assembly have thrown their weight behind Venatius Ikem, while Governor Ben Ayade is said to be more favourably disposed to the choice of
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River State Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade has described as shocking and sad the untimely death of Dr. Rose Oko, the Senator representing Cross River North in the Senate. A statement signed by Mr. Christian Ita, Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the Governor, quoted Ayade as describing Senator Oko’s demise
The Cross-River State Governor, His Excellency, (Prof) Ben Ayade, has been mired in so many controversies lately, from the harassment of journalists, to the incarceration of activists, his apparent inability to tackle communal clashes and even the manipulation and intimidation of the other arms of government – the legislature and the judiciary. He had a
By Archibong Jeremiah The Cross River State Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade has heeded to outcry by Cross Riverains by suspending the proposed LG election. Ayade in a press release by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Christian Ita reads below: In view of the reality of the Corona virus (COVID-19) pandemic, the state governor, His Excellency,
By Jonathan Ugbal The Acting Chief Judge of the High Court of Cross River State, Justice Maurice Eneji has written Governor Ben Ayade seeking over N150 million to finance the activities of the Local Government Council Elections Tribunal. The State has been without the third tier of Government since December 2016 and January 2017 for