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Magistrates Sue Governor Ben Ayade, Seek 500M Naira Damages, Amongst Others

By CrossRiverWatch Admin Some Magistrates of the Cross River State Judiciary currently serving in various Magisterial districts across the State have sued Governor Ben Ayade alleging non-payment of salaries and wrongful removal of their names from Government payroll. The Court papers exclusively obtained by CrossRiverWatch show that the case is before the National Industrial Court

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Ayade Deserves To Be Grand Comedian Of The Federal Republic – Cross Riverian

By Ovatitomi Ibingha Reactions keep greeting the Wednesday appointment of 90 aides including a suspected sexual offender, Mr. Edet Okon Asim and Simply Benjamin also known as ‘G1’ – an ex militant who, alongside his colleagues in the Bakassi Strike Force recently dropped arms made by Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State. Among them

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Governor Ayade’s Illegal Ministries; A Rejoinder BY FIRST BABA ISA

Three days ago, I filed a suit at the Federal High Court, Calabar, challenging the action of the Governor of Cross River State in creating the ministries of Aviation, Foreign Affairs and Solid Minerals. The Governor and the State Government will certainly be served with the Court process this week. So, ordinarily, every discussion on

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Invoke Section 212 Of The Constitution As Amended – Lawyer Writes Ben Ayade

By Patrick Obia A legal practitioner, Barr. John Omligbe has written to the Executive Governor of Cross River State, Sen. Ben Ayade to invoke section 212 of the 1999 constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended), appealing for grant of prerogative of mercy to inmates in Afokang Prison. The solicitor made the appeal

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Man Commits Suicide In Ogoja

By CrossRiverWatch Admin A patent Medicine dealer has committed suicide in Ogoja Local Government Area of Cross River State. Late Mr. David Agabi hung himself in the early hours of Friday, January 10, 2020, in his house along Okuku Road, Igoli, Ogoja. A source who gave his name as Saviour told Paradise News that “The

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The Dialogue With Agba Jalingo, Episode 180 “The New Cabinet Of Governor Ben Ayade: Rhetoric, Politics And Reality”

Introduction A political appointee is a term that refers to anyone who has been appointed by someone who was elected into office to man different positions and for different reasons. A political appointment can be made by another appointee also such as an agency head. However, people often use it to refer to appointees of

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The Travails Of Agba Jalingo And Others BY SUNDAY ONYEMACHI EZE

For living up to the responsibility of his vocation and professional calling and for also daring to report the sleaze observed in the Five Hundred Million (N500, 000,000.00) Naira appropriated and approved for Cross River Micro Finance Bank, Agba Jalingo was hounded like a common criminal from his home in Lagos in the middle of

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Pyrates Confraternity Writes Governor Ayade, Demand Release Of Agba Jalingo

By Archibong Jeremiah Pyrates Confraternity, Jokaina Deck (Cross River State Chapter) has written to Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State over the continuous incarceration of Agba Jalingo. The group called on Ayade to secure his release stating that it has become worrisome in several quarters that Jalingo will be incarcerated for demanding accountability. In the

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