By Eric Ikhilae, The Nation Newspaper The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has instituted a suit before the Federal High Court, Abuja, praying the court to, among others, sack Cross River State Governor Benedict Ayade and his deputy, Ivara Esu, following their defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Listed as defendants in the suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/975/2021
By Jonathan Ugbal The witness of the claimants in Suit number HC/296/2019 of the High Court of Cross River State failed to show up on Monday for cross examination, elongating the matter of alleged libel and defamation of the Cross River Microfinance Bank. Online newspaper, CrossRiverWatch and the Publisher, Agba Jalingo are listed as second
By Patrick Obia Two years after emerging winners of Mrs. Linda Ayade Literary Art competition, winners of the second edition held in 2019 are yet to receive their prize money. The Linda Ayade Literary Art Competition was conceived to promote literary creativity among young people in Cross River State who have a leaning to creative
By CrossRiverWatch Admin CrossRiverWatch has compiled different footage from the free for all at the September 30, 2021 election for the leadership of the Nigerian Table Tennis Federation (NTTF) in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory. The disagreement between Orok Duke, a former lawmaker and one time Chairman of the Cross River Sports Commission and the
By Jonathan Ugbal Air Commodore Ibrahim Kefas (rtd), a former Military Administrator of Cross River State has died at the age of 73. The Wukari in Taraba State native died in the early hours of Friday, October 1, 2021. He has since been buried according to Islamic dictates. He served as milad of Cross River
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Chancellor of the Arthur Jarvis University, Akpabuyo, Sir Arthur Jarvis Archibong has identified “robust conversations and dialogue” as the panacea to the myriads of agitations and challenges that bedevil Nigeria. Archibong, a gubernatorial aspirant in Cross River stated this in his message to Nigerians on the occasion of the 61st independence
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Anti Cultism and Kidnapping Squad of the Cross River State command of the Nigerian Police Force has rescued Ogwa Godwin Samuel who was kidnapped on Wednesday in Calabar. Mr. Samuel was shoved through the roof of his home after his abductors toor the aluminum roofing sheet, broke his ceiling to get
By Emma Unah, Vanguard News Forty-six industries and companies established by Senator Ben Ayade, the Cross River State Governor between 2015 to 2021 have been earmarked for privatisation. These industries include high-profile ones like the multi-billion naira Cocoa Processing Industry at Ikom, the Rice Processing factory at Ogoja, the Cally Airlines, a pharmaceutical company in