By Jonathan Ugbal There is currently disquiet in the cabinet of Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State after details emerged that a commissioner has impregnated the wife of a Senior Special Adviser (SA). The commissioner is from central Cross River while the Special Adviser is from northern Cross River. The Special Adviser’s wife is
By Our Reporter There is palpable anxiety and grumbling among many aides of the Cross River State Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade as many of them are yet to get August salary. The payment of salaries which has since shifted from end of the month to the end of the first week of every new month
By CrossRiverWatch Admin In what seems a paradigm shift from existing norms, over a dozen journalists were on Friday in Calabar, trained on reporting in depth the extractive industries in Cross River State in a bid to promote contract transparency, beneficial ownership, accountability, and overall transparency in the sector. The training, which had physical and
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Cross River Governor, Ben Ayade has lamented the death of one – time Military Administrator of the old Rivers State (now Rivers and Bayelsa States), Brigadier General Anthony Ukpo (rtd). General Ukpo who was also a former Minister of Information died on Monday, days after his sister passed away in the United
Chuks Okocha writes that the defection of Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress, was a declaration of political war on former Governors Donald Duke and Liyel Imoke ahead of the 2023 general election. Since the return of democracy in 1999, clinching political power in
By News Agency of Nigeria The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has approved procedures for its fresh State congress in Cross River. The party disclosed this in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Kola Ologbondiyan, in Abuja on Friday. Ologbondiyan said that the approval was sequel to the
By Patrick Obia and Theresa Augustine The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and Association of Cross River Online Journalists (ACROJ) have synergized for better voters education in the State. The duo came to the understanding in a courtesy visit by ACROJ to INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Calabar. Stating the reason for the visit
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Our newsroom has just been informed that, Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State has assented to legislative and judiciary autonomy bills. More details later.