By CrossRiverWatch admin Member representing Ogoja/Yala Federal Constituency, Hon. Jarigbe Agom has made a case for the N700billion, 260km Super Highway from Calabar to Obudu. One of governor Ayade’s signature projects. Speaking on Tuesday during a sectoral debate session of the House with Lai Mohammed, the Minister of Information, Hon. Jarigbe asked the Minister to
By Jonathan Ugbal The leaders of the PDP in the 18 local government areas of the state Tuesday, met at different places in Calabar to finalize their stance on who will be elected into the various executive committees in Saturday’s local government congresses. The meetings CrossRiverWatch learnt, followed a directive by the Leader of the
By CrossRiverWatch admin Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has lauded his Cross River State counterpart, Professor Ben Ayade, for appointing Barrister Abdulkarim Adam Maigoro, an indigene of Kano State, as his Special Adviser on Non-Indigenes Affairs. Thirty five-year-old Maigoro is one of the many Special Advisers and Personal Assistants Ayade appointed recently. Ayade had described the
By Our Reporter The Standard Organization of Nigeria (SON), Cross River State office has raided and confiscated unspecified number of expired and substandard products ranging from vehicle tires, packaged food items as well as electric wires in Calabar, the State capital. The streets affected by the ongoing raid for substandard products are Bedwell, Nelson Mandela,
By Archibong Jeremiah The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, PFN Cross River Chapter has opposed the National Grazing Reserve bill said to be before the National Assembly and have called on the State House of Assembly to enact a law to prohibit its implementation in the State. The leadership of the State PFN made their position
By Utang Bassey The level of snatching of valuables by touts, gangsters, street urchins and the dreaded skolombo boys in some areas of Calabar south axis of Cross River’s capital city continues to rise with students of the Cross River University of Technology, CRUTECH, fast becoming easy targets. Also, the number of break-ins while people
By CrossRiverWatch admin The PDP in Cross River State Saturday, employed the option A4 voting pattern to select executives at the ward level which saw a lot of intrigues despite the fact no violent conduct has been reported. This is even as some members of the party allege that the PDP is yet to learn
By CrossRiverWatch admin The embattled Resident Electoral Commissioner of INEC in Cross River State, Mrs. Gesila Khan, was granted administrative bail on Sunday and she is expected to report at the EFCC office today as part of the conditions for the bail. Khan who is alleged to have shared in another $115 million scam uncovered