By Inyali Peter Special Assistant on Prosecution to President Muhammadu Buhari and a chieftain of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Barrister Okoi Obono-Obla has slammed the Cross River State House of Assembly for feigning ignorance to what he described as “serious constitutional misconduct” by the state governor, Senator Ben Ayade. In a conversation with the
By CrossRiverWatch admin A woman had to be rescued from inside a black Pajero jeep Wednesday after she veered off the road and fell into an open drainage along MCC by Boston Hotel in Calabar the Cross Rivers State capital. The woman according to information available to CrossRiverWatch by eyewitnesses was heading towards Mobil by
CrossRiverWatch admin The National Judicial Council, NJC, Friday, suspended Justice B. T. Ebuta of the High Court of Justice, Cross River State, from office over alleged judicial misconduct. In a statement, Friday, the Council said Justice Ebuta’s suspension from office was with immediate effect. It said the Judge should remain at home pending when Governor
By CrossRiverWatch admin Ntufam John Okon, the erstwhile Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party PDP, in Cross River State has handed over to a newly elected Chairman of the party, Ntufam Edim Inok. Edim Inok, who until election, was the Commissioner for Infrastructure, was elected by the last state congress of the PDP which held at
By CrossRiverWatch admin A popular businessman in Calabar, Chief Kenneth Ekeanyanwu Okpala, who was kidnapped and released after being held in captivity for a week has died. Chief Okpala who died on Tuesday morning was said to have paid the kidnappers N10 million ransom to secure his release from his captors. According to a family
By Ogar Monday A human right advocate and Executive Director, Witchcraft and Human Rights Information Network (WHRIN), Mr. Gary Foxcroft has called on the Cross River Sate Government, civil society groups and religious leaders to stop sitting on the fence and take decisive actions against the illegal branding of children as witches and their subsequent
By Our Reporter A non governmental organization, Obudu Primus Interpares, has donated an industrial sewing machine to facilitate the production of quality footwear to an old time shoemaker in Obudu local government area, Cross River State. “At Primus Interpares, we look to bring the solution, we want people to be part of the solution and
By CrossRiverWatch admin “The issue of waste management and disposal, quick win industries… will also be addressed”… Ben Ayade (June 1, 2015) “I cannot understand why the city is full of dirt while the governor’s route is always cleared. This cannot continue… This eyesore has an offensive odour and apart from that, it can affect