BREAKING: Alex Egbona’s Aide, Wekekayo Eteng Ekpe Hospitalised After Slumping At APC Event
Barr. Wekayo Eteng Ekpe, aide to Rt. Hon. Alex Egbona, slumped at an APC event in Ugep on May 5, 2026, and was rushed to the hospital. Condition unknown.
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Cross River Assembly Seeks Ban On Illegal Logging Of Wood At Monolith Sites
- by sysadmin s3c
- March 11, 2026
By Sylvia Akpan The Cross River State House of Assembly has urged the State government in collaboration with the Forestry Commission to place a ban on illegal logging of wood across Heritage Monolith sites in the State. According to the Chief Press Secretary to the Speaker of the House, Matthew Okache, the lawmakers wants the
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Embattled Lawmaker, Hon. Dickson Released From Police Net After Interrogation, Attorney General To Have Case File
- by sysadmin s3c
- March 9, 2026
By Patrick Obia After hours of interrogation at the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) of the Nigeria Police Force, Cross River State Command, embattled lawmaker, Honorable Dickson Ovat Agbor, has been released. His interrogation was confirmed to CrossRiverWatch by the Command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) ASP Sunday Eitokpah Akata. However, the PPRO in a
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Cross River Assembly Confirms Appointment Of New State Auditor General
- by sysadmin s3c
- March 8, 2026
By Sylvia Akpan The Cross River State House of Assembly has confirmed the appointment of the new Auditor General of the state, Mr. Effiong Asuquo Ita. The motion for his confirmation was moved by the Deputy Speaker of the Assembly, Hon. Sylvester Agabi Jnr., and seconded by Hon. Bete Obi, following the recommendation of the
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Cross River Assembly Confirms Chairman, Members Of Sports Commission
- by sysadmin s3c
- December 4, 2025
By Sylvia Akpan The Cross River State House of Assembly has confirmed Governor Bassey Otu’s nominees for the positions of chairman and members of the State Sports Commission. The confirmation, aimed at strengthening sports development in the State, followed the presentation of the report of the House Committee on Judiciary, Public Service Matters, Public Petitions
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Cross River Assembly Laments High Cost Of House Rent In Calabar
- by sysadmin s3c
- October 14, 2025
By Sylvia Akpan The Cross River State House of Assembly has commenced deliberations on the alarming surge in house rents in Calabar and its environs, describing the situation as “unreasonable, unprovoked, and economically destabilizing.” The motion, brought before the House on Tuesday as a Matter of Urgent Public Importance by Rt. Hon. Davies Etta, condemned
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BREAKING: Power Challenges Force Cross River Assembly To Embark On Annual Recess
- by sysadmin s3c
- August 28, 2025
"The generators serving the quarters at Ekorinim and the complex have packed up for a while and they are yet to be fixed," a source told CrossRiverWatch.
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State Assembly Ban Increment Of Fees In Cross River Schools
- by sysadmin s3c
- April 5, 2025
By Mary Bassey, House of Assembly Correspondent The Cross River State House of Assembly in a plenary, has adopted a motion calling on the State Government through the Ministry of Education to ban any form of fee increment in schools across the state. The motion states that, “any new charges that was not introduced/communicated to