By CrossRiverWatch Admin A high level of bickering has allegedly rocked the Judiciary, Calabar Division of the High Court over the appointment of Administrative Judge as the substantive Administrative Judge has retired. The substantive Administrative Judge, Hon. Justice Emilia Okon Ibok has retired and the next Judge was to be appointed immediately but a high
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) today, Thursday sealed two brothels in Calabar for allegedly harboring under-aged commercial sex workers. The Leader of the NAPTIP operation team, Mr Godwin Eyake, told newsmen that the operation followed an order of the Federal High Court in Calabar. “We are carrying
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River State Government last weekend received NGN5.4 billion from the Federal Government as its accumulated share of Value Added Tax (VAT) for the years 2015 to 2018, sources in the Central Bank of Nigeria CBN, have exclusively disclosed to CrossRiverWatch. VAT is a tax levied on goods and services consumed.
By Our Correspondent Cross River State governor, Senator Ben Ayade has disclosed that his state remains the safest in Nigeria, with crime rate at 1.1 percent. Ayade made the disclosure, Monday, during a courtesy call on him by the new Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) Zone 6, Musa Kimo, at his Conference Room, Governor’s
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned the registered trustee of Micheno Multi-purpose Cooperative Society, Mr. Uno Michael Eke before Justice Simon Amobeda of the Federal High Court, sitting in Calabar, Cross River State, on a separate 74-count charge, for allegedly obtaining over N320 million (Three Hundred and Twenty Million)
By Ushang Ewa Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State has begun the retrieval of official vehicles in the custody of former aides. The aides have three days and six hours to do so according to a statement issued on Monday by his Chief of Staff, Mr. Martin Orim. Orim is the only appointee so
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River State Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade has said that Cross Riverians made him “The Don” by returning him with “almost 99.9%” votes in the recently conducted general election. Ayade said so in his address to Cross Riverians after been sworn-in at the UJ Esuene stadium, May 29th, 2019. Except of
By David Nsa The National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), Cross River State Chapter has inaugurated her Local Government Exco for the 18 Councils in the State. The ceremony which took place at Marian Hotel Calabar, saw youths from the Eighteen LGA’s of the State converge to witness the event. In his welcome remark, the