By Jonathan Ugbal Renowned activist and civil rights lawyer, Chief Okoi Obono-Obla yesterday Friday, October 30 clocked 49 with professional, political and business associates as well as friends joining many others to felicitate and wish him a happy birthday. A former National Assembly aspirant in the northern senatorial district under the People’s Democratic Party in
By CrossRiverWatch admin CrossRiverWatch has confirmed that a former Deputy Governor of Cross River State, Dr. Mathias Offoboche has died in a London hospital after a protracted illness. The octogenarian was said to have taken critically ill of an undisclosed ailment last week and was rushed to a hospital in London where he gave up
By CrossRiverWatch admin The Speaker of the Cross River state House of Assembly, Hon. John Gaul Lebo has said that his loyalty to Governor Ayade is total and unshakeably fundamental while his love for his political godfather and immediate past governor of the state, Senator Liyel Imoke is vested. The Speaker made this remark following
By Our Correspondent Following the confirmation of 28 Commissioners by the Cross River state House of Assembly, the governor of the State has written to inform the lawmakers that he is creating 12 ministries in addition to the existing 16 to make up 28. This was disclosed by the Chairman, House Committee on Finance and
By Our Correspondent Two ranking Cross River lawmakers yesterday clinched the Chairmanship of two standing committees of the House of Representatives. The duo of Hon. Daniel Asuquo a.k.a. Dansuki, representing Akamkpa/Biase Federal Constituency, emerged Chairman, House Committee on Power, while Hon. Essien Ayi, representing Calabar South/Akpabuyo/Bakassi Federal Constituency, is Chairman House committee on Niger Delta.
By CrossRiverWatch admin Frontline lawyer, Human Rights Activist and APC chieftain, Barrister Okoi Obono Obla who has been one of the most ardent critic of Governor Ayade’s ongoing 260km Super Highway from Calabar to Obudu has made a U-turn and thrown his support behind the project. Obla who arrived Calabar with President Buhari yesterday for
By Jonathan Ugbal President Mohammadu Buhari today performed the ground breaking ceremony of the 260 kilometres dual carriage superhighway, one of Governor Benedict Ayade’s signature projects with a promise that he will return for the commissioning. Buhari while addressing Cross Riverians at the site of the ground breaking in Nsan, Akamkpa local government area said
By Our Correspondents President Mohammadu Buhari today perfomed the ground breaking ceremony for the 260km Super Highway from Calabar to Obudu. The super highway is one of Governor Ayade’s signature projects along with a Calabar Deep Sea Port which the governor has promised to complete in his first tenure in office. The President arrived the