By Our Correspondent Governor of Cross River State, Senator Liyel Imoke, has debunked news making rounds that he is nursing the ambition of becoming the National chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Imoke, who fielded questions from newsmen at the Margaret Ekpo International Airport, Calabar, on arrival from Abuja said, “Like every other person,
By CrossRiverWatch admin The Cross River State Election Petition Tribunal sitting at the Federal High Court venue in Calabar, today granted an application by the Labor Party candidate in the March 28 governorship election, Ntufam Fidelis Ugbo, to inspect materials used for polls. The application was granted by the trial judge today after an exparte
A cleric once said that “If elections were to be held every year, Cross River state and Nigeria at large would have developed at a faster pace and the people enjoying the dividends of democracy”. This statement echoed in my mind recently when I saw a sticker on a vehicle bearing the logo of a
By Christiana Ukung Alawa The Chief Executive Officer of Toja Fashion Alternative, Tochukwu Onwutao, a traditional fashion outfit in Calabar, Cross River State has called on the state government to ameliorate the sufferings of private businesses with respect to high taxation. He made the call in a chart with CrossRiverWatch recently where he stated that:
By Archibong Jeremiah The Chairman of Akamkpa Local Government Area, Cross River State, Itotup Joseph Asuquo has commended members of the National Youth Council of Nigeria, NYCN Akamkpa wing. The Chairman who gave the commendation during the inauguration ceremony of Akamkpa Youth Caucus, a sub think thank group of the NYCN, said the youth council
By Ovatomi Ibingha A Calabar based legal practitioner, Barrister James Iwara Ofem has dragged the Judicial Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) to the Federal High Court, Calabar over the prolonged strike by members of the union which has seen the courts remain shut for months. The strike which the union say is to ensure the
By NAN The Acting Inspector-General of Police, Mr Solomon Arase, has directed Police Commissioners in Benue, Cross River and Akwa Ibom states to arrest and prosecute any youth involved in cultism. Arase, who gave the order on Tuesday in a statement by the force spokesman, Mr Emmanuel Ojukwu, expressed concern about cult group activities in
By CrossRiverWatch admin A former PDP governorship aspirant, Prince Goddy Jedy Agba is set to open the first ever private Frequency Modulation, FM Radio Station in Cross River’s capital city, Calabar, CrossRiverWatch can authoritatively report. Information obtained by our sources indicate that the former GGM, Crude Oil Marketing, NNPC, has completed the initial processes and