By Favour Adinya and Victory Anty Upon the constitution of a new Labour Party (LP), Cross River State chapter caretaker committee led by John Ushie, what seems like a fresh crisis is brewing within the party with the ousted State Chairman, Ambassador Ogar Osim, declaring the new committee illegal. Comrade Ushie, in an address on
By Beatrice Ori Amid the current crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Cross River State, a Chieftain of the party, Senator Sandy Onor has sued for peace. CrossRiverWatch learned that some aggrieved members have sought the removal of the State Chairman, Venatius Ikem Esq. Senator Sandy, in a letter of appeal to party
By Mary Bassey The Government of Cross River State, has ordered the immediate suspension of the proposed National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) election. The State Security Adviser, Major General O. U Obono (Rtd) gave the directive in a letter addressed to the State Secretariat of the NYCN youth house, Calabar, stating that the election
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent Three days after the Cross River State House of Assembly sacked the Chairman of the State Traditional Rulers Council, His Royal Majesty, Etinyin Okon Edet, for overstaying his tenure, Governor Bassey Otu has dissolved the Council of Chiefs. The dismissed HRM, Etinyin Okon Edet, who is the Paramount Ruler
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Suspected armed Ambazonian militants in Cameroon have reportedly held Belegete Community in Obanliku Local Government Area of Cross River State, Nigeria, captive and left many injured. Belegete community is a border village between Nigeria and Cameroon within the edges of the Obanliku plateau, the community has no access road or network to
By Godwin Otang After a prolonged 8-year leadership crisis, the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association (IPMAN), Cross River State, has enthroned a new leadership for the foremost oil and Gas group. The new leadership headed by one of its members Comrade Robert Obi, is made up of an 11-man executive, who were elected at the Annual
Enugu State has 68 development centers spread across the 17 local government areas of the state. Most of these centers have become comatose despite having salary-earning workers and administrators assigned to them. The decaying state of these centers is the focus of this report by Ben Aroh. In 2003, the administration of former governor Chimaroke
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Information reaching our newsroom has it that minutes ago a crisis broke out between two Yala communities in Cross River State. A native of one of the communities reached out to our newsroom. The communities fighting are Benekaba and Ujama, Ukelle South. Four persons were shot and are in critical condition in