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
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Cross River chapter, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to declare a state of emergency on security in Cross River. Chairman of NMA in the State, Dr. Agam Ayuk, made the call on Friday during a peaceful protest to demand the release of the wife of their
By Archibong Jeremiah The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) Cross River Chapter on Thursday embarked on an indefinite strike over the kidnap of the wife of their colleague, Mrs. Christiana Ekanem, a staff of the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH). In a communiqué jointly signed by the State NMA Chairman, Dr. Agam Ayuk, and the
By Jonathan Ugbal A Federal High Court sitting in Nigeria’s southern port city of Calabar and presided over by Justice Simon Amobeda has declined jurisdiction to entertain a public interest suit seeking the court’s interpretation of the constitution to decide whether the action of appointing Commissioners of Aviation, Foreign Affairs and Solid Minerals by Governor
By CrossRiverWatch Admin With the declaration of the Coronavirus outbreak as a global pandemic by World health Organisation and the confirmation of COVID-19 cases in Lagos, Ogun and neighboring Cameroon, Cross River State has doubled its effort to safe guard its citizens and residents while pushing strong messages about the virus to all communities. The
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Justice Maurice Eneji has been appointed as Cross River Acting Chief Judge following the House of Assembly’s refusal to confirm the National Judicial Committee (NJC)’s recommended nominee, Justice Akon Ikpeme. ROBERT EGBE examines the controversy in the light of the NJC’s precedent in Abia State. The Cross River State Government’s case is simple. Last