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
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
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
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
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
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River State Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade has just signed into Law NGN1.116 trillion budget estimates for the 2020 fiscal year. The signing of “Olimpotic Meristemasis” took place in the Executive Chamber of Peregrino House. It will be recalled that our newsroom has done three series of five (General, Economic and
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 and social.
On Wednesday, First of January, 2020 the crème de la crème in the political chess board of Cross River State, led by His Excellency, Sir (Prof.) Benedict Ayade, converged on the palatial hillside residence of the immediate past Governor of Cross River State, Senator Liyel Imoke, CON, to pay him the annual traditional homage to