By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River State Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade has instructed all Commissioners and other political appointees to refrain from making public statements without clearance. The directive is contained in statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Christian Ita and made public by his subordinate Edward Ntebri. See extract below. “Henceforth no Commissioner
By Kelvin Ololo, Patrick Obia and Blessing Araga August 22 has been declared ‘Press Freedom Day’ by a collation of Civil Society Organizations (CSO) in Cross River State and Association of Cross River Online Journalists (ACROJ) in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. The group also decorated Citizen Agba Jalingo as ‘Icon of Press Freedom in
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Yesterday, the President and Governors around the country celebrated June 12 Democracy Day National holiday; some with public activities and rallies, some with media statements calling on their electorate to continue to have faith in democracy and in Nigeria. In Cross River State there was no celebration of June 12 Democracy Day
By CrossRiverWatch Admin He will be spending the New Year and his birthday on the 2nd, in prison but Agba Jalingo remains undaunted. He says he will be sharing those small things that his fellow inmates lack acutely in the prison with them on his birthday. He is not asking for birthday gifts or accolades.
Journeying from Environmental Microbiology to a Master’s in Business Administration and settling onto the knowledge platform of Law, factually, Ben Ayade, a Professor, former senator and current governor of Cross Rivers state has done quite well for himself in this ‘fleeting’ life of impermanent stages and phases. However, when one farts where fragrance has just
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Despite the release from illegal custody of Sahara Reporters publisher, Omoyele Sowore, and former security adviser, Sambo Dasuki, Nigeria’s record of human rights abuse remains blighted with a long list of detained individuals still languishing in cells, MUDIAGA AFFE writes. The release of the Publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore, and a
By Archibong Jeremiah Mr. Philip Obin, Technical Assistant (New Media) office of the Vice President of Nigeria has taken on the Cross River State Government over what could be described as misplaces priority. He took took to his facebook wall to compare the Ayade led administration with his counterpart in Ogun State. See post below;
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