By Archibong Jeremiah No Home Was Allocated. Information from CrossRiverWatch reporters who went to the Bakassi IDP estate which was supposed to be allocated to beneficiaries today by Governor Ben Ayade (Cross River State) say the event did not take place as planned. A statement yesterday from the State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mr.
By Patrick Obia The 9th Assembly of the Cross River State House of Assembly on Thursday 11th June, 2020 marked the end of first legislative year. The House also promised to hold monthly press briefing to highlight activities of the House and give clarification where the need arises to Cross Riverians. In an address by
By Innocent Anaba, Henry Ojelu and Ike Uchechukwu, Vanguard Newspaper The second time rejection of the nomination of Justice Akon Ikpeme as the substantive Chief Judge of Cross River State by the State House of Assembly, following her second re-nomination by the National Judicial Council, NJC, has received the knocks of lawyers, who called on
By Solomon Elusoji, Channels TV Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has cast aspersions on Cross River State’s COVID-19-free status. In a press briefing yesterday (Wednesday) Mr. Mohammed revealed that 15 COVID-19 cases in Bauchi were people travelling from Calabar, Cross River’s capital city. According to the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC), Cross River State
By Anietie Akpan, Guardian Newspaper All public schools in Cross River State will resume June 16 as the State Government plans a special protective measures for children and others. So far the State remains the only State in the county without the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and poised to maintain that standard, the State Government is braising
The three-month tenure of the controversial acting chief judge of Cross River State, Justice Maurice Eneji, has come to an end. Stakeholders who condemned the appointment by Governor Ben Ayade anxiously await and fear a repeat of the shenanigans that led up to his appointment; shenanigans that threaten the principles of separation of powers and
By Patrick Obia Former All Progressive Congress gubernatorial candidate in the 2019 general election in Cross River State, Sen. John Owan Enoh has described the just concluded Local Government election in the State as a “charade and an abuse of Democratic process”, saying APC will overcome the present challenges rocking the party and take over
By Nsa Gill, The Nation Newspaper Who blinks first between Cross River State Government and the National Judicial Council over the refusal of the State’s House of Assembly to confirm Justice Akon Ikpeme as the substantive Chief Judge for the second time? Davidson Iriekpen reports. The Cross River State House of Assembly for the second