By George Odok As part of measures to contain the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic in Nigeria, the Nigeria Immigration Service in Cross River State has arrested 9 Cameroonians for illegal entry into Cross River through the Mfum border in Entung Local Government Area of the State and at the Ikang border post in Bakassi.
By Jonathan Ugbal Residents of Ugep community in Yakurr local government area of central Cross River are currently gripped with fear after a female youth corper who recently returned from Abuja is said to have been rushed to Calabar, the state capital to be tested for COVID-19. The youth corper, a native of Ugep is
By Archibong Jeremiah Information reaching our newsroom suggests that Sen. Rose Oko is dead. According to the unverified report, she passed on earlier today. The Senator representing Northern Cross River passed away after a prolonged illness. Update Until her death, she was Chairman Senate Committee on Trade and Investment, Senator Rose Oko (PDP). Senator Oko,
By Jonathan Ugbal Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade on Monday in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city broke silence on his alleged involvement in the arrest, incarceration and secret trial of Agba Jalingo, a journalist and rights activist. Ayade who had visited President Muhammadu Buhari to discuss the recent re-run elections in the State, his administration’s
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The secret trial of Agba Jalingo, a CrossRiverWatch editor-in-chief and human rights activist stalled again on Wednesday after the defense counsel asked for a short date to respond on points of law to three counter affidavits filed by the prosecuting counsel, Dennis Tarhemba. The defense had filed two applications; bail and for
By Patrick Obia Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State has presented the 2020 financial estimates to the House of Assembly. He is proposing to spend NGN1,100,167,507.09 in the 2020 financial year. There is almost no difference in the estimates of 2019 and 2020 which despite announcing NGN1.043 trillion, turned out to be NGN1.148 trillion
By Jonathan Ugbal Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has returned to the country after days of absence. Mr. Ayade’s flight from Europe where he was spotted eating chocolate in Italy touched down less than an hour ago at about 4:45PM. He spent over a week out of the State with no one aware of
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Over two months after the Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit issued a directive barring State Governments from tampering with Local Government funds, Mudiaga AfeA of Punch Newspapers reports that many Governors have yet to comply. When on May 6, 2019, the Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit issued the “Guidelines to reduce vulnerabilities created by