Not every Cross Riverian will agree that we have had better leaders before the Governor Ben Ayade dispensation; but most people from Cross River or who have lived in Cross River since the onset of the Fourth Republic will agree that the State has seen more visionary leadership than the joke that currently prevails. Different
By CrossRiverWatch Admin As earlier reported our newsroom had obtained exclusively the Cross River State Government NGN1.116 trillion budget estimates for the 2020 fiscal year. Governor Ben Ayade had in November presented the budget estimates tagged “Olimpotic Meristemasis” before the House of Assembly. The budget has five sections namely general, law and justice, economic, regional
By Our Reporter Cross River State Independent Electoral Commission (CROSIEC) has fixed March 28, 2020 as new date for the Local Government Elections in the State. In a press release signed by the Chairman of the Commission, Dr. Mike Ushie dated December 23, 2019, indicated that after consultation with stakeholders in the electoral process across
By CrossRiverWatch Admin NGO organize outreach to mark the 2019 International Day of Human Right. The outreach with street kids in Calabar, the Cross River State capital held at Freedom Park along Mary Slessor avenue. Activities in the event included motivational talks, free hair cut, entertainment and refreshment. See pictures below;
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The editorial board of CrossRiverWatch says it will from December 25, 2019 publish in a series, some details of the Cross River State NGN1.116 trillion budget estimates for the 2020 fiscal year. A statement signed by the Editor, Charles Kalu said; “This is in line with our mission statement to contribute to
By Ovatitomi Ibingha Agba Jalingo, a Nigerian journalist cum pro democracy activist who is on trial for treason, has reportedly been disowned by the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Cross River State Council. Mr. Jalingo, the publisher of the online CrossRiverWatch, has been in prison in Calabar. He is charged with treason over a report
A picture that shows how Cross River State was run…once upon a time when our State Budget was nowhere near =N=100bn…speak less of =N=1 trillion. These documents were the result of very serious work done by the State Planning Commission under the leadership of Prof. Ndem Ndiyo. Those were the days when Cross River State
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Justice Simon Amobeda of the Calabar division of the Federal High Court has recused himself in case number FHC/CA/59C/2019, referring the case file to the administrative Judge of the division, Justice Sule Shuaibu. Amobeda in his ruling on Wednesday also granted the prayers of the defendant, Agba Jalingo, a journalist and rights