Our Constitution guarantees a secular state. It also guarantees freedom of worship. God’s centrality and preeminence in our lives is not underscored by the appointment of any Religion’s agents as Religious Assistants to the Heads of Government, however described. When did our Governor suddenly discover that he needs this much Religious assistance? I hope he
By Patrick Obia No fewer than eleven persons have lost their lives and two critically injured in a ghastly motor accident in Cross River State. The horrible scene which occurred in Mbarakom Community, Akamkpa Local Government Area of the State. According to eyewitness the cause is as a result of brake failure while the vehicle
By Jonathan Ugbal The new legal year for the Cross River judiciary began on Monday without the usual pomp and pageantry. This is because there is a vacancy in the administrative court where the Chief Judge sits. The State has been without a Chief Judge for 20 days now due to differences between the Governor,
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Niger Delta Activists Forum currently is protesting the sack of about 3,000 workers by the Cross River State Government. The group had issued a press release condemning the action in strong terms, and gave the Sen. Ben Ayade administration seven days ultimatum to reverse its action. The forum not satisfied with
By Ada Wodu, Punch Newspaper The vacuum created by the exit of Justice Maurice Eneji as the Acting Chief Judge of Cross River State may linger unless the National Judicial Council recommends his successor, says the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Eteng Williams. He said recently while reacting to the exit of Justice
By Unini Chioma, The Nigeria Lawyer (TNL) The President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mr. Olumide Akpata has described the judiciary saga in Cross Rivers State as one undermining the independence of the judiciary because of the failure of the State to confirm Hon. Justice Akon Ikpeme as the substantive Chief Judge, thereby creating a
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Despite the presence of the third tier of government in Cross River State, the Senator Ben Ayade’s led administration still operates and controls a Joint Account with the 18 local government areas in the state. A document obtained by CrossRiverWatch shows that nearly a 100 days after they were sworn in, the
By Fred Ezeh, The Sun Newspaper Cross River State Government has disclosed that revenue from farming, particularly cocoa, has replaced oil revenue as the major source of Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) used for infrastructural development and other needs of the State. The State Government explained that since the Supreme Court judgment that ceded 76 oil