By Mary Bassey, House of Assembly Correspondent The Speaker of the Cross River State House Of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Elvert Ayambem has warned that gay activities are outlawed in Cross River State. This is coming after a suspected gay party was organized on the 30th of June 2023, at a hotel in Ekorinim in Calabar
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent In a bid to restore the clean and green nature of Calabar, the Cross River State capital, the Cross River State Governor, Sen. Bassey Otu, has called on residents to adhere to the new refuse disposal guidelines. This was contained in a press release signed and issued by
By Tina Agosi Todo, Guardian Newspaper Federal High Court sitting in Calabar has sentenced two females to 5 years imprisonment for selling a one-year-old boy, in Cross River State. Guardian Newspaper gathered that the suspects, 22-year-old Uduak Uwem Sunday and 18-year-old Blessing Etim Asuquo, were arrested by officials of the National Agency for Prohibition of
By Nsikak Nseyen, Daily Post Operatives of the Uyo Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested identical twins, Takwan Potential and Takwan Peter, and 26 others for alleged internet fraud in Calabar, Cross River State. The suspects were arrested on Tuesday, June 6, 2023, following credible intelligence linking them with
By Archibong Jeremiah The Cross River State Governor, Sen. Bassey Edet Otu has revealed plans to relocate the Lemna dumpsite. He visited the site and other places two weeks and some days after The ICIR-funded investigation that revealed large-scale procurement violations in contracts awarded in 2020 was published. The investigation showed that the contract to
By Jonathan Ugbal The Cross River State Government has sold a property it donated to the Tulsi Chanrai Foundation, TCF, for over a decade to utilize as office space, a document sighted by CrossRiverWatch shows. The State issued a 21-day quit notice to the foundation which has managed the State’s eye care assets and outreaches
By Patrick Obia Center for Social Studies, Research, and Advocacy – We The People (WTP), has reopened its Rights Academy in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. Seventeen pioneer students were inducted. The Rights Academy is a platform to create a framework and opportunity for young people in Cross River and Nigeria, to come together
By Unini Chioma, The Nigerian Lawyer For the first time since she left office in 2021, the former Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala Usman, revealed in her book titled: “Stepping on Toes”, how her battle to streamline excesses in the nation’s port system cost her job. According to her, the