there have been at least four interventions on the bridge with the first started by the late Commissioner of Police, Mr. Daniel Anyogo and the most recent by the Commissioner for Education in Cross River, Dr. Stephen Odey
By Patrick Obia In 2006, the Cross River State Government signed into law for free education for all primary and secondary school students in the state. This move followed concerns about the high number of out-of-school students in the State. Findings by CrossRiverWatch reveal that despite the existence of this law and public show of
By Jonathan Ugbal The death toll in the conflict between the Ijiegu-Yache community in Yala Local Government Area of Cross River State and the Mbaaka community of Konshisha Local Government Area of Benue State has climbed to at least eight. This follows the gruesome murder of two children yesterday. The root cause of the war
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Senator Stephen Odey has lost another bid to reclaim his seat as the lawmaker representing Cross River Northern Senatorial District in the National Assembly. He suffered his second loss on Saturday when the Court of Appeal in Abuja dismissed his application, asking the Court to review its earlier judgement which declared Jarigbe
By Jonathan Ugbal The Senator representing Cross River South district in the National Assembly, Gershom Bassey is currently the best performing federal lawmaker from Cross River State with 19 bills to his name in the midterm performance report published by civil society organisation, OrderPaper. The organisation measures performance based on number of bills passed. Mr.
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Senator representing central senatorial district in the national assembly, Sandy Onor and senator elect for the northern district, Jarigbe Agom have arrived the premises of the Abuja division of the Court of Appeal in preparation for a ruling on a motion filed by Joe Agi SAN to reverse a judgment of
Many Nigerians already believe that the practical concept of the rule of law has taken a serious plunge under the watch of Abubakar Malami, SAN, as the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice. This is always debatable within the context of our political leanings and the complexions of our jurisprudence. What,
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The last may not have been heard about the December 5, 2020 senatorial by-election in northern Cross River as federal lawmaker, Jarigbe Agom has said he was informed by the then Commissioner of Police, Abdulkadir Lanre Jimoh that he was robbed of his mandate. Mr. Jimoh passed away not long after the