By Archibong Jeremiah, House Of Assembly Correspondent Hon. Elucate Ekom Okara, Chairman Cross River Staste House of Assembly Committee on Judiciary, Public Service Matters, Public Petitions and Conflict Resolution has disclosed exclusively to CrossRiverWatch that his Committee has received several petitions from government establishments and citizens of the State requesting for investigation of the sale
By Jonathan Ugbal; Government House Correspondent Cross River State governor, Senator Benedict Ayade has approved the appointment of Dr. Ukam Edodi as the new Chairman of the State’s Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The appointment comes less than a month after the resignation of the former chairman, Dr. Peter Oti whom CrossRiverWatch reported recently was arrested
A few weeks back, upon closing from the office on a Friday, I went to Bedwell street in Calabar, Cross River State to purchase tyres to replace the ones for my Sport Utility Vehicle, something I do annually, and to my chagrin I was asked to pay a whooping N25,000 for each of the tyres.
By Ikwen Atuaka The ‘screening before payment’ method adopted for the payment of local government employees in Cross River state has been heavily criticized from several quarters with the Chairman, National Union of Local Government Employees, NULGE in Obudu, Comrade Ferdinand Ugbong also joining the dissenting voices. Ugbong made his stand known while speaking with
Recently, the Legal Practitioners Privileges Committee (LPPC) published the final list of successful candidates for the conferment of the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) for the year 2015. The Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court of Nigeria who also doubles as the Secretary to the Committee further announced that the new silks would
By Christiana Ukung Alawa The Obudu Face of Culture Queen 2014, Queen Evelyn Ugbaka has said that what makes one unique is culture and that our culture as Cross Riverians is our heritage. She made the pronouncement during a chat with CrossRiverWatch this weekend where she revealed that she had contested over three times consecutively
By Jonathan Ugbal; Government House Correspondent The rendering of service to humanity with the fear of God by leaders in various capacities has been described as the essence of true leadership while leaders have also been charged to deliver on their promises as materialism is only momentary. Cross River governor, Benedict Ayade gave this charge
By Jeremiah Archibong, House of Assembly Correspondent Cross River Most Beautiful Girls (CRMBGs), under the stable of Belle’ Sabel’s Model/Grooming Agency have been advised to focus their pet projects more on educating the girl child against social vices and other societal ills. The Speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly, Hon John Gaul