By CrossRiverWatch Admin The national leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has declared that John Ochalla remains the Chairman of the party in Cross River state. This was declared in a statement signed by Bolaji Abdullahi, APC National Publicity Secretary, following the violence that rocked the party’s secretariat in the state. “Our attention has
By Ogar Monday The family of the head of Uyanga village in Akamkpa LGA, His Highness Ophot Valentine Ebani, has accused the Nigeria Police Force, particular the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) of killing and refusing to release the corpse of the monarch. The family is appealing to well meaning Nigerians and members of the
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Follow @crossriverwatch The unending squabbles and infighting within the ranks of the All Progressives Congress APC in Cross River state, if not properly handled, will snowball into a gale of defections, multiple sources within the party have told CrossRiverWatch. Since the substantive State Chairman of the party, Pastor Usani Usani was appointed
By Aplefe Ojong It was a bumper-to-bumper stampede and a reenactment of a carnival like atmosphere yesterday in Calabar as the old capital city was grounded by a mamoth crowd of Cross Riverians from the Southern senatorial district who are asking the state Governor, Senator Ben Ayade to run again in 2019. Leaders, youths and
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Follow @NaijaJonathan The maiden flight of Cross River State carrier, CaliAir may come sooner than expected with Equatorial Guinea the likely destination. Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade Wednesday in Calabar said the state will explore and strengthen its relationship with that country especially in areas of maritime and
By Ogar Monday; House of Assembly Correspondent Follow @ogar_monday First term Assembly man, Mr. Hillary Bisong (PDP, Boki 1) has slammed the Cross River Ministry of Education over the state of the Library complex in Calabar, the state capital. Mr. Bisong said the ministry’s approach towards fixing the complex was against the tenets of the
By Ogar Monday: House of Assembly Correspondent Follow @ogar_monday The Cross River State Ministry of Education has budgeted the sum of NGN530 million for an item tagged “Expatriate Staff Upkeep” in its 2018 proposed spending. And, NGN2.5 million was budgeted for Teachers Training. The Commissioner for Education, Mr. Goddy Ettah disclosed this while defending the
By Ushang Ewa The Senator Representing Cross River South in the national assembly, Mr. Gershom Bassey has shared the sum of NGN585,000 to 68 constituents. Mr. Bassey was also reached by 482 members of his constituency within nine days through phone calls, WhatsApp messages, short messaging service (sms) and via email read a statement he