By Ogar Monday, House of Assembly Correspondent The Cross River State House of Assembly was Tuesday forced to postpone its plenary due to power outage, just as the House was deliberating on the proposed Grazing Reserve Bill at the National Assembly. The power failure occurred while members were deliberating on the item “Matters of Urgent
By CrossRiverWatch admin “Our target is to create 500 to 1,000 jobs in the first 100 days. We will sanction errant civil servants who fail to be in their offices by 8.10 a.m.”… Ben Ayade (June 1, 2015) Cross River Governor, Ben Ayade, will like his counterparts elected in the 2015 general elections, across the
By CrossRiverWatch admin A former Deputy Director and Head of Voter Education of INEC in Cross River State, Edem Okon Effanga who was arrested last month by the EFCC for allegedly collecting N241,127,000 bribe from the N23.3Billion Diezani election bribe scandal is an elder in the Apostolic Church in Calabar. Mr. Effanga’s branch of the
By CrossRiverWatch admin The Cross River Government has promised to offer free surgery to more than 80 patients suffering from Vesico Vaginal Fistula (VVF) as the World marks the VVF Day on May 23rd. Dr. Inyang Asibong, the state Commissioner for Health, disclosed this on Friday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria
By CrossRiverWatch admin Special Marshals in Calabar have raised the alarm over the increasing number of fake driving licences paraded by drivers in the Cross River State capital. The Special Marshals, who went round major motor parks on sensitisation campaign against the use of fake driving licences, worn-out tyres and vehicle overloading, noted that the
By CrossRiverWatch admin Three female priests were attacked, stabbed and dispossessed of their money and other valuables last Monday on their way to morning worship in Calabar. The priests, aged between 20 and 25, are members of the ‘144,000 Virgins Body’ of the Brotherhood of the Cross and Star, BCS led by Olumba Olumba Obu.
By CrossRiverWatch admin A retired Captain in the Nigerian Army has committed suicide in Calabar, the capital of Cross River State. The body of the man was found dangling from a mango tree outside his compound at 34, Edim Otop Street, Calabar. The retired Army officer, identified as Friday William, hails from Mkpat Enin Local
By CrossRiverWatch admin The former Spokesperson of the Department of State Security DSS, Ms. Marilyn Ogar, has eulogized Nelly Abi and Obiom Enagu Ogar who got wedded yesterday at the Holy Family Catholic Church, Life Camp, Abuja. She described the couples as two young people who are focused and have a lot to contribute towards