By CrossRiverWatch Admin Vice Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Central Senatorial District of Cross River State, Hon Cletus Obun, has accused the State House of Assembly of being a rubber-stamp to the Governor Ben Ayade government. Speaking to newsmen in Calabar, while reacting on the N5billion loan approved by the House
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Amidst the ongoing communal war between Governor Ben Ayade’s LGA, Obudu and Vandeikya LGA of Benue State, the Cross River state governor has again, travelled out of the country. This is the second time the governor is leaving the country since his second term oath of office, 43 days ago. Reliable sources
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Eighteen Heads of Local Government Administration (HOLGA) in Cross River State have refused to bulge to pressure by the State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade to have access to LG allocations released to the Councils for the month of June 2019. The meeting which held at the Presidential Lodge Calabar Tuesday, sources
By Archibong Jeremiah Following the recent power outage for over 30 hours and counting in Calabar metropolis, the Port-Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHEDC) has attributed the blackout to a fault from the transmission station. In a press release by Mr. John Onyi, Corporate Communications Manager he assured that work is ongoing to restore power. The release
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Channels Television Correspondent in Calabar and State Secretary of the National Association of Women Journalists NAWOJ, Imani Odey, Publisher of fearlessreports.com and senior member of the Association of Cross River Online Journalists ACROJ, Peter Inyali have been appointed by the governor of Cross River state, Senator Ben Ayade as Special Assistants Media.
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Simbee Davis, an upcoming actress, has accused Innocent Udeme Udofot, singer better known as MC Galaxy, of sexually abusing her some years back – The Cable reports. She brought the revelation to light days after Biodun Fatoyinbo, senior pastor of the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly (COZA), made the news following accusations of sexual assault. Last
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Bakassi youths took to the streets and marched to the Cross River State House of Assembly on Tuesday to demand the return of the 76 oil wells handed to Akwa Ibom State by former President Olusegun Obasanjo in 2007 after a Supreme Court judgment. The youths led by Kingsley Asuquo carried placards
By Nakanda Iyadim Cross River State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has again expressed his willingness to implement the new N30,000 minimum wage. Ayade restated his commitment to the implementation of the new minimum wage when the new leadership of the State Executive Council of Nigerian Labor Congress (NLC), led by its Chairman, Comrade Ben Ukpepi