Prior to the 2019 general elections, I was a constant critic of some of Governor Ben Ayade’s policies. At some point, I was even attacked by thugs loyal to the Governor in my home Local Government in Obudu because of my critical stance against the government. In 2019, however, as a member of the All
By Ushang Ewa The Calabar division that of the Court of Appeal has dismissed the appeals filed by two out of the three parties over the ruling of the Elections Petition Tribunal of the December 5, 2020 senatorial by-election in northern Cross River. The Court allowed appeal number CA/C/NAEA/SEN/169/2021 filed by Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe. This
Mrs. Ekponwan Ekanem, a single mother of two and schoolteacher in Cross River State, tells ADA WODU about the struggle of schoolteachers in government-owned schools who were allegedly demoted for no just cause in 2016. When And Why Were You Demoted? Others and I were demoted in 2016. They (State Universal Basic Education Board) called
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Chairman, Cross River State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) has dismissed claims that he was dismissed from the services of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) and therefore not qualified to contest for the position of Senator in the Cross River North Senatorial bye-election. Dr. Odey who spoke with some
By Our Reporter The Cross River State Universal Basic Education Board (CR-SUBEB) has once again escaped the antics of fraudsters after an attempt to defraud the Board’s UBE Matching Grant account of NGN100M (one hundred million naira) was recently uncovered by the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), in Abuja. The suspect identified as Tom
By Obeten Godfrey Sequel to Governor Ayade’s approval to pay and regularize contract staff, the Cross River State Water Board Limited (CRSWBL) has commenced payment of salary arrears to 463 of it’s contract staff. The payment was made after a thorough personnel audit exercise conducted by the Board in different parts of the State. While
By Our Reporter The Federal House of Representatives committee on basic education has commended the strides of Cross River Governor; Senator Benedict Ayade in the basic education sub-sector which it says has set the state on the right path in the improvement of the standard of education. The Chairman of the committee, Honorable Istifanus Dung
By Ushang Ewa The Chairman of the Cross River State Universal Basic Education Board (CRSUBEB), Dr. Stephen Odey Thursday said the board discovered 734 teachers with fake National Certificate on Education (NCE) certificates in its 2 months long verification exercise. “At the end of the exercise, I can inform you that we discovered over 734