By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, on Monday, arraigned the former Head of Service, Winifred Oyo-Ita, and two others before a Federal High Court, Abuja. The two others are one Garba Umar and Ubong Effiok. They were arraigned alongside six companies before Justice Taiwo Taiwo over 18-counts of fraud, failure to fully
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Mrs. Violet Agba, wife of detained journalist and human rights activist, Agba Jalingo, who is facing trial at a Federal High Court in Calabar, Cross River State, for alleged treasonable felony, speaks with ADA WODU about the travails of her husband. How long have you and Agba Jalingo been married? We got
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By Our Reporter The Cross River State Universal Basic Education Board (CR-SUBEB) has once again escaped the hands of fraudsters after an attempt to defraud the Board’s UBE Matching Grant account of N1.3billion was recently uncovered by the outgoing Chairman, Dr. Stephen Odey. The suspect who claimed to be Prof. Ofeimun forged the signature of
By Jonathan Ugbal Taxi and bus drivers on Tuesday blocked the entrance to the department of public transport (DOPT) office along Leopard Town road in Calabar protesting alleged extortion from them by the government. The drivers said that they are been harassed by DOPT officials daily in the metropolis who continuously milk them dry under
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 CrossRiverWatch Admin An unknown appointee of the Cross River State Government is currently in police custody for allegedly attempting to defraud unsuspecting citizens with fake contract documents valued at NGN135 million a statement from the state’s universal basic education board (CRSUBEB) says. The statement signed by the executive chairman, Dr. Stephen Odey described the
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Chairman of the Governing Council of the Federal College of Education Obudu has said that the suspension of the Provost, Dr. James Ejue is not for public consumption reports PREMIUM TIMES. CrossRiverWatch had reported that the governing council of the college on December 15 recommended the provost for a three-month suspension