By Bassey Inyang The Cross River State High Court 9 on Monday granted an Absolute Order to Sidpet Oil and Chemical Company Limited to garnishee all the accounts in three banks operated by Mirage Investment, a hotel owned by a former Minister of Culture and Tourism, High Chief Edem Duke. A garnishee order is an
By Our Correspondent Cross River State governor, Senator Ben Ayade, has urged Muslims to strive towards strengthening peaceful coexistence and good neighbourliness in the country for the betterment of the people. In his goodwill message marking this year’s Ed-el Fitri, Governor Ayade, in a statement by his Special Assistant on Media and Chief Press Secretary,
By Jonathan Ugbal; Government House Correspondent Calabar, the Cross River State capital since Tuesday has seen a surge in the activities of waste evacuation staff following information that the governor, Ben Ayade will arrive the city today. Prior to this, the pace of waste evacuation had picked up of recent but not to the level
By CrossRiverWatch admin The Senior Special Adviser to Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade on Public Affairs, Tony Undiandeye Sunday in Calabar traded tackles with environmental activists, Odey Oyama over issues surrounding one of the signature projects, the Cross River Superhighway. Fielding questions on the radio program, “The Dialogue With Agba Jalingo” on Hit FM
By CrossRiverWatch admin Cross River State Governor, Ben Ayade Sunday, in Calabar said the argument that the State grabbed land without compensating the dwellers will soon be cleared as the list of those whose lands are affected by the proposed Cross River superhighway will be published in two months. The Senior Special Adviser to Ayade
By Jonathan Ugbal; Government House Correspondent Militants Friday, stormed the governor’s office in Calabar demonstrating against the non payment of their entitlements for 10 months totaling over 15 million Naira and blockading the entrance as well as disrupting traffic in the process. The state government however denied that it is owing the militants, claiming if
By Ogar Monday The Senior Pastor and General Overseer, Christ for the World Mission, Reverend Nick Ezeh, Saturday in Calabar donated a cash gift of two hundred and fifty thousand among other items to widows and an orphanage. The gesture according to the Ezeh, is in celebration of his birth month aimed at alleviating the
By Jonathan Ugbal; Government House Correspondent Unconfirmed Information reaching CrossRiverWatch suggests that the Cross River State Government has begun paying gratuities to retirees of the state’s unified local government system and primary school teachers. Sources in government house, Calabar reveal that the payment which began in May, 2016 has seen around 500 retirees receive their