By Ushang Ewa The Special Adviser to former President Olusegun Obasanjo on National Assembly matters, Senator Florence Ita-Giwa Thursday in Calabar announced that she will be defecting to the All Progressives Congress (APC) today (Friday) at Bakassi. Ita-Giwa who has been a member of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for about 14 years now said
By CrossRiverWatch Admin With the recent outbreak of Cerebral Spinal Meningitis (CSM) which has affected 2,524 people with 348 deaths across the country, the Cross River State Government through its Ministry of Health has called on citizens and residents to take precautionary measures to curb the spread as the state government is doing its best
By Ushang Ewa The Nigeria Bar Association Legal Profession Regulation Review Committee (NBA LPRRC) will on today (Monday) hold a town hall meeting, a written notice sighted by CrossRiverWatch reveals. The meeting themed; “The State of Legal Profession in Nigeria” is slated for 9:00 AM at the Transcorp Hotel in Calabar, the Cross River State
By Jonathan Ugbal; Government House Correspondent The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) caretaker committee led by the factional Chairman, Ahmed Markarfi midweek visited Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade in a bid to find a lasting solution to the lingering leadership tussle that has rocked the party. Markarfi, accompanied by Senator Ben Obi and Senator Abdul
By Ushang Ewa The All Progressives Congress APC in Cross River State has berated the Cross River State Government over the rising level of insecurity occasioned by kidnapping, robbery and killings. This was contained in a statement signed by the state chapter publicity secretary, Mens Ikpeme who alleged that armed security men operating under “different
By Ushang Ewa Local government employees in Cross River State have demanded for total autonomy for local government areas. The employees under the aegis of the National Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) Friday, took to the streets of Calabar, the Cross River State capital to press home their demands for political, administrative and financial
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River State Police Command says it has arrested 15 persons for various crimes including gangstarism. The Police Commissioner, CP Hafiz Inuwa disclosed this Wednesday while briefing newsmen on the efforts of the Police in combating the recent gangstar related killings that have ravaged Calabar, the Cross River State capital reports
Unravel the mysteries of life and death and lay claims to divinity. Life and death remain in God’s hands and His hands only. As faithful mortals we can only accept His will. I do so with the sad news of the rather sudden demise of a friend, of a brother, the Honourable Justice Okoi Ikpi