By Archibong Jeremiah Cross River State ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP chapter chairman, Ntufam John Okon, has enjoined a State House of Assembly aspirant for Ikom Urban ward 1, Mrs. Theresa Agbor to work hard and ensure she gets the favor of delegates who will vote in the party primaries. The advice was given when
By Archibong Jeremiah The councilor representing Ojuk north ward in the Akamkpa local government area legislative council and the deputy majority leader, Hon. Beatrice Ntui recently donated 30 desks to her constituency primary school, St. Matthew primary school Mbube, Ojuk north. While handing over the desks to the school head teacher, Mrs. Glory Mbeh the
By Sylvia Etta The sum of sixteen billion, three Hundred and Ninety-five million, Two Hundred and Ten thousand, Two Hundred and Ninety-six naira only has been earmarked in the 2015 Cross River State appropriation bill to service debts. The state governor, Senator Liyel Imoke, who gave this hint in his 2015 appropriation speech delivered before
By Archibong Jeremiah/Christiana Ukung Alawa/Elijah Ugani/John Ushie Late arrival of electoral materials across the state yesterday and pockets of violence marred the ward Congresses of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Cross River State. The ad-hoc delegate congresses were to vote delegates that would elect candidates of the party for the 2015 elections. Our
By Aplefe Ojong Cross River State is to spend a total of one hundred and forty-nine billion, four hundred and forty-one million, six hundred and eighty-one thousand, eight hundred and twenty-one naira and two kobo in the 2015 fiscal year. The appropriation bill christened “Budget of Transition”, presented to the Cross River State House of
By Aplefe Ojong Indications are gradually emerging that the Cross River State Government and the Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT in the state a heading for a collision over what the Union describes as the treating of teachers in the state government employ as casual workers. CrossRiverWatch gathered that the salaries of over 200 teachers
By Monday Ogar A former Cross River State Commissioner of Education and Information Prof. Stella Attoe has asserted that the problem with Nigeria is deeply rooted in ethnicity and bitter politics that was planted by the way and manner the British administered the country during the colonial era. She said this while delivering a paper
By Monday Ogar Cross River State youths have been encouraged to shun thuggery, ballot snatching and other forms of electoral malpractices as we head to the 2015 general elections. This advice was given by Mrs. Patricia Endeley, the Cross River State Commissioner for Social Welfare and Community Development at the state inauguration, lecture and award