By Archibong Jeremiah, Sylvia Akpan and Theresa Mba Cross River State Government has not been able to successfully implement its Law No. 13, 2015 – Tax Exemption (of Low Income Earners) Law, which was conceived to give ministration to “the poor,” according to Governor Ben Ayade. With his (Ayade) dramatic cries (on camera) for “the
By Patrick Obia A day after the Cross River PDP asked the court to remove the State Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade and his deputy, Prof. Ivara Esu after they defected to APC, the organized labor began indefinite strike. The organized labor which comprises Nigeria Labor Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) and the
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