By CrossRiverWatch admin Barely forty days to the end of Imoke’s administration, Cross River lawyer and human rights activist, Okoi Obono Obla has petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC to investigate the expenditure of allocations to the 18 local governments in Cross River State from the federation account, under Imoke’s watch. The petition
By CrossRiverWatch admin A former governor of Cross River State and one time presidential aspirant, Donald Duke, has urged the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to re-strategize and form a strong opposition rather than fizzle out. In an exclusive interview on Channels Television’s ‘View From The Top’, Mr. Duke said that the PDP recorded many loses
By CrossRiverWatch admin The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed Saturday, April 25, for the conduct of the inconclusive House of Assembly election in Biase and Yakurr State Constituencies in Cross River. This was contained in a release signed by Dr Sylvester Okey-Ezeanyi, Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), in Calabar on Friday. It stated that
By Archibong Jeremiah Members of the All Progressive Congress, APC Cross River State Chapter have called for the immediate removal of the chapter Executives Council members led by Pastor Usani Usani, for hoarding, diverting and mismanagement of the party’s 350 Million Naira meant for the conduct of the just concluded general election in the State.
Thousands of supporters of the Senate Leader, Victor Ndoma Egba SAN, from the six local government areas of the Central Senatorial District of Cross River state on Thursday afternoon stormed the Cross River State secretariat of the All Progressives Congress, APC in Calabar to announce their defection from the Peoples Democratic Party PDP. The defectors,
By Laureta Akpan Information reaching CrossRiverWatch this evening indicate that the Cross River state governor, Senator Liyel Imoke is not happy with the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Hon. Larry Odey. The governor is said to have called the Speaker this evening on the phone to express his displeasure with ongoing attempts by
By Sylvia Etta Baring any last minute surprises, CrossRiverWatch has reliably gathered that the incumbent member representing Abi State Constituency in the Cross River State House of Assembly, Hon. John Gaul Lebo, is the most favored to become the next Speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly after the departure of Hon. Larry
By Archibong Jeremiah Following the directive of the AIG Zone 6 Calabar, Mr. Tunde Ogunshakin, to the Divisional Police Officer, DPO of the Federal Housing Police Division, Supol Ezenwerem Mike to produce Mr. Elewana Godwin of River Basin Authority, 8 Miles Calabar, who is alleged to have killed Master Douglas Oga Ojugbo, the DPO swiftly