By Jonathan Ugbal The three Senators representing Cross River State at the 10th Senate have been appointed heads of committees that have been termed as “juicy” in the past. The Senate President, Sen. Godswill Akpabio revealed the names of the Chairmen and their Vice of standing committees which will serve as the primary oversight body
By Patrick Obia Listen To The Report A defeated Central Senatorial District aspirant under the All Progressive Congress, APC, Chief Okoi Obono-Obla says the party in Cross River State is beyond repair. Obono-Obla made the assertion on his official social media handle where he described the just concluded primary that was held at Ikom Local
By Archibong Jeremiah The position of the Cross River State House of Assembly, on the crippled judicial system in the State, has again been criticised. Hon. Eteng Williams, the Assembly Speaker’s explanation of why there is no Chief Judge in the State, where he said the National Judicial Council, NJC is responsible has again, earned
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 Patrick Obia The 9th Assembly of the Cross River State House of Assembly on Thursday 11th June, 2020 marked the end of first legislative year. The House also promised to hold monthly press briefing to highlight activities of the House and give clarification where the need arises to Cross Riverians. In an address by
By CrossRiverWatch Admin As part of efforts to bring lasting peace to the lingering border crisis between the people of Isu community in Arochukwu Local Government Area of Abia State and their neighbours from Utuma and Ukwa in Biase and Odukpani Local Government Areas respectively, of Cross River State, the Joint Border and Security Committee of
By Patrick Obia “All over the legislature they say we are rubber stamp. Most people use the rubber stamp not because they mean it, because they feel you should have your hand gloves and buttons two-four-seven fighting the executive. But when you fight the executives your people suffer, we have the money, and they have
By CrossRiverWatch Admin A legal legal practitioner, First Baba Isa has dragged the Cross River State Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade and the House of Assembly to Court over their roles in the process which rejected Justice Akon Ikpeme as Chief Judge of the State High Court against NJC recommendation. FBI as he’s fondly called in