By CrossRiverWatch Admin Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Usani Uguru Usani has lamented the way his ruling All Progressives Congress APC is being run, saying were it not for the image of President Muhammadu Buhari, the party would have since disintegrated. “When the managers of the system violate their own rules, then it means the
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Association of Resident Doctors, University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (ARD-UCTH) has embarked on indefinite strike. The union arising from an emergency meeting on Monday 18th March 2019 queried the management of the hospital for not responding to their demands issued earlier during a 3 days ultimatum dated 14th February 2019 which led
By Patrick Obia Following the increasing rate of communal clashes due to boundary disputes in Cross River State, Surveyor Gertrude Njar has said that only surveyors can put a stop to boundary issues by updating boundaries. She disclosed this to CrossRiverWatch in Calabar, following the renewed communal war between neighbouring communities in Erei North in
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Information reaching CrossRiverWatch indicate that the communal war between neighbouring communities in Erei North in Biase LGA, Southern Cross River State, has been renewed. A source in the LGA informed this reporter that “this morning (Sunday) at 2:00a.m, Urugbam had attacked and burnt down 3 communities of Ipene, Ebor and Umoro. And
By Efa Sunday: Government House Correspondent The Cross River State gubernatorial Candidate of Mega Party of Nigeria (MPN) in the recently conducted March 9th, 2019 poll, Chief Ofem Ubi, has congratulated the returned PDP candidate, Governor Ben Ayade for his victory in the election. Chief Ofem’s congratulatory message was contained in a press release as he
By CrossRiverWatch Admin CrossRiverWatch has obtained a video where men of the Nigeria Police Force have arrested 7 alleged APC thugs in Etung Local Government Area of Cross River State. They were apprehended at INEC Office Efrayar in possession of 2 live snakes, 2 live ammunition, charms and talisman on the 9th March 2019 (day
By CrossRiverWatch Admin INEC has made a u-turn and issued Alex Egbona certificate of return. The electoral body presented the certificate today in Abuja. Two days ago as reported by CrossRiverWatch Egbona’s name was omitted from list of elected Representatives from Cross River State. Others who received their certificates of return as at the time
When Governor Ayade told me a few weeks ago as the heat of his reelection campaign caught up that he was going to win all 18 Local Governments in the elections, I was incredulous! I thought as usual that he likes to make flamboyant assumptions that are unrealistic. I recall sharing this with a friend