By Obeten Godfrey The Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on prosecution, Chief Okoi Obono-Obla has said that he is on the list of most hated appointees of the President due to his stand due to his position on national development. Obla took to Facebook last weekend following calls for either his resignation or sack
I have tried to be neutral on political issues in the state and face the business of teaching children to pass examinations without malpractice and to help my congregation love Jesus more by living above sin thus attracting the favor of the almighty, but as a social personality, I am tempted to share my thoughts
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Mr. Victor Abang, the Chief of Staff to the Leader of the Seventh Senate, Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba on Friday in Boki local government area declared his intention to run for the position of the member representing the Ikom/Boki federal constituency. Mr. Abang a.k.a ‘Mature’ in his declaration speech titled vox populi vox
By Jonathan Ugbal and Elijah Ugani: Health Correspondent The Cross River State council of the Trade Union Congress has called on the Cross River State government to pay the NGN250 million seed fund promised by the governor, Senator Ben Ayade during the launch of the state’s health insurance scheme. The chairman, Comrade Clarkson Otu made
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Ahead of party primaries and the 2019 general elections, concerns about the electoral processes have been raised with several new innovations introduced to reduce the level of rigging at the polls. A concerned Cross Riverian, Mr. Ogar Peter Ikibunim is one of those seeking to end rigging. “I think we have argued
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Arcadier, a Singaporean firm has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Cross River State government to brand and sell its cocoa beans across the world. Arcadier is a fast growing MaaS (Marketplace-as-a-Service) enterprise that uses the SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) technology to provide for marketplaces; a slight improvement on the
By Elijah Ugani: Health Correspondent In what seems to be a twist of events for the much publicised wide acceptance of the Cross River Health Insurance Scheme, the Nigerian Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) has said it will resist any form of deduction. The Cross River State Government had launched the scheme tagged ‘Ayadecare’
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Senator John Owan Enoh is currently representing Cross River Central Senatorial District in the Senate. He is a very good example of a political ‘meanderer’. He has been a member of APP, PDP and now APC. Within this sojourn, he has been Minority Leader House of Assembly, Chairman House of Representatives Committee