The overwhelming support for the reelection of Governor Ben Ayade across the 18 local government councils of Cross River State in the March 9 governorship election has reaffirmed the unwavering and unflinching commitment of Cross Riverians to ensuring equitable distribution of powers amongst the three Senatorial districts of the State. Ayade, who in 2015 magically
Saturday 8 December, 2018 would go down history as one of the most important days in the history of Boki local government and Cross River State at large as warring communities, Okwabang and Beebo whose clashes have left many dead and properties worth millions of Naira destroyed, were united to present the Vice Chancellor of
By Jonathan Ugbal Despite a court injunction against a sacked lecturer in the Department of philosophy, University of Calabar, Mr. Joseph Odok from posting “libelous materials” against the Vice Chancellor, Professor Zana Akpagu on Facebook, CrossRiverWatch findings have revealed that Mr. Odok has continued such. Odok was on November 2, 2018 sacked by the Varsity’s
There was echo of joy and sigh of relief when fringe opposition parties in Nigeria came together to form a major opposition party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2013. To many Nigerians, the formation of APC was the beginning of the birth of a new Nigeria State where equal opportunities would hod sway, dreams
By Jonathan Ugbal A gubernatorial aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Cross River, Mr. John Upan Odey has said tuay there was no gubernatorial primaries conducted in the state. Odey in a statement signed by the spokesman of his campaign team, Mr. Inyali Peter issued Wednesday in Calabar, accused a factional candidate of
Cross River State like every other state in Nigeria is divided into three senatorial districts namely, the Southern, Central and Northern senatorial districts. In APC, party positions have always been shared among the three senatorial districts. The current zoning structure of the party in the state favors the central to produce the state chairman, while
By Jonathan Ugbal The Association of Cross River Online Journalists (ACROJ) has called on governments at all levels and stakeholders to unite to put an end to the continuous harassment, intimidation and attempts to instill fear in the minds of journalists who strive to perform their roles as entities in the fourth estate of the
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Who Unleashed This Thug On Obudu? I wish to kindly appeal to the Chief of Staff to the governor of Cross River state, Mr. Martin Orim; the Special Adviser Events Planning/Governor’s office, Mr. Aklah Kenn; the Senior Special Adviser on Public Affairs, Chief Tony Undiandeye; the Commissioner for Special Duties, Mr. Victor