By Ushang Ewa The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the position of the member representing Ikom/Boki federal constituency in the 2019 general elections, Sir Victor Abang has said the ignorance will be the biggest challenge in breaking the transmission chain of the COVID-19 pandemic. Abang, in a release signed by him on
By Archibong Jeremiah The Cross River State Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade has heeded to outcry by Cross Riverains by suspending the proposed LG election. Ayade in a press release by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Christian Ita reads below: In view of the reality of the Corona virus (COVID-19) pandemic, the state governor, His Excellency,
By Patrick Obia, Kelvin Ololo and Marylyn Uyanah The Chairman, Cross River State Independent Electoral Commission (CROSIEC) Dr. Michael Ushie has affirmed that the State electoral umpire is not on a bid to postponed Local Government Area election slated for Saturday 28th March, 2020 in spite of the increasing case of coronavirus pandemic in the
By Jonathan Ugbal The Acting Chief Judge of the High Court of Cross River State, Justice Maurice Eneji has written Governor Ben Ayade seeking over N150 million to finance the activities of the Local Government Council Elections Tribunal. The State has been without the third tier of Government since December 2016 and January 2017 for
By Ushang Ewa and Patrick Obia No fewer than five have been gruesomely murdered at the Nasarawa Bacoco axis of Calabar Municipal local government area of southern Cross River in a renewed gang war that began on Friday residents say. It is unclear the groups that are currently embroiled in the gang war, but a
By CrossRiverWatch Admin As part of efforts to bring lasting peace to the lingering border crisis between the people of Isu community in Arochukwu Local Government Area of Abia State and their neighbours from Utuma and Ukwa in Biase and Odukpani Local Government Areas respectively, of Cross River State, the Joint Border and Security Committee of
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River State Health Insurance Agency has finalized plans to commence the enrollment of one million Nigerians in April 2020. The flag off of the insurance scheme tagged AyadeCare which started in 2016, would be performed by the Governor, Professor Ben Ayade, as part of activities marking the 2020 World Health
Since 2016, there has been heightened speculation about the possible defection of Governor Benedict Ayade to the APC. Political watchers and pundits are of the view that Ayade carries on like a man who is wedded to two political suitors – partisan polygamist of some sort, if you like. There is no doubt that since