By Archibong Jeremiah The Committee on Finance and Appropriation, Cross River State House of Assembly has began investigation into how N2.5 billion reserved fund approved to the State Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade by the John Gaul led Eight (8) Assembly was expended. After receiving the N2.5 billion, till date how it was expended was not made
By Archibong Jeremiah Justice Simon Amobeda has varied an order he made last year in his ruling that the Court Registrar provide electronic verbatim recorder before proceedings in the case between the Federal Government versus Agba Jalingo continues. He also granted request by the Cross River State Government to take over the case from the
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Human Rights group, Amnesty International has said that the federal government and the Cross River State government are manipulating the Nigerian criminal justice system to repress dissenting voices in violation of the 1999 constitution as amended as well as international and regional human rights treaties. Amnesty International also said that the continuous
By Archibong Jeremiah The Socio-Economic Rights Accountability Project (SERAP) has dragged the Federal Government of Nigeria and Cross River State Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade to ECOWAS Court over the continued incarceration and rights abuse of Citizen Agba Jalingo, publisher of CrossRiverWatch. The group made the disclosure via twitter yesterday after the ultimatum it gave the
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Ahead of the March 28 Local Government polls in Cross River State, there is disquiet among stakeholders of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP over the selection of candidates. A group, Movement for Restoration of Cross River PDP and some members of the National Assembly have raised alarm over “affirmation” as mode
played in the illegal arrest and detention of Agba Jalingo; Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State has come up to buttress many of our insinuation and perception. Ayade has correctly shown that he is just the complainant, but Jalingo’s is a sinner against both the State and the Federal Government. Ben Ayade, with his
By Ovatitomi Ibingha The Association of Cross River Online Journalists (ACROJ) has made a request to the Cross River Microfinance Bank under the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act (2011) of Nigeria. The body of journalists asked that the bank should furnish it with details of the 500m Naira approved by Governor Ben Ayade for floating
By CrossRiverWatch Admin In Cross River State, INEC has declared Mr. Alex Egbona of the APC winner of the re-run in Abi/Yakurr federal constituency. With a total of 29, 716 votes he defeated John Gaul of the PDP who got 26, 039 votes.