by crossriverwatch admin Mr. Gabriel Ugor, the former Chairman of Yala Local Government Area was on Thursday morning arrested by officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, at Okpoma, the council headquarters. Ugor, a source from the Council told CrossRiverWatch was arrested at the Okpoma, few minutes before the time he was scheduled
by crossriverwatch admin Lagos lawyer, human rights activist and anti-corruption crusader, Mr. Festus Keyamo has described the ongoing crisis in Obudu local government as akin to the legendary folktale about Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves. In a telephone interview with crossriverwatch, Keyamo said, “getting an award for whatever reason is not the point; it
by crossriverwatch admin The Federal High Court sitting in Calabar and presided over by His Lordship, Justice Emmanuel Obile has ordered the remand of eight accused persons in Afokang prison for their alleged involvement in illegal oil deals along the Calabar Channel. The eight accused persons including Patrick Edet, Asuquo Etina, Okon Umoh and others
by punch The House of Representatives on Thursday ordered an investigation into a “multi-billion naria” mansion said to belong to the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Mr. Godsday Orubebe. The property, located at Mabushi in the Federal Capital Territory, was said to have been built for the minister by a construction firm, SETRACO. The House
by crossriverwatch admin Lawyer and Civil Rights Activist, Bar. Obono Obla has successfully obtained the details of financial allocations to the eighteen local government areas of Cross River State from the office of the Accountant General of the Federation, Abuja. It will be recalled that in a letter dated November 9, 2012 and addressed to
by Punch Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Monday at a Lagos High Court, Ikeja, re-arraigned Mamman, son of former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Ahmadu Ali, along with two others for N4.5bn subsidy fraud. The re-arraignment before Justice Adeniyi Onigbanjo was prompted by some amendments to a former charge, involving three counts of