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SA, Interparty Affairs To Governor Ayade Says Labor Party Will Chase PDP Out Of 18 LGAs, Berates Council Officials

By Jonathan Ugbal The Chairman of the Labor Party in Cross River has lampooned local government chairmen, their Vice and Councillors in the state for their performance in the last two and half years of their administration. Describing their performance as abysmal, Mr. Ibok in a statement signed by him and made available to CrossRiverWatch

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Ibeshi Meets AfDB Bigwigs, Discusses Cross River

By Ushang Ewa The Cross River state government Special Envoy to the African Development Bank (AfDB) Emmanuel Ibeshi, has met with several board members and executives of the financial institution to discuss its interventions and planned programs in the state. Ibeshi in separate meetings with the bank’s top guns in Nigeria and its headquarters in

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Calabar Killer Cops: Police Confiscate CrossRiverWatch Correspondent Phones

By Our Reporter Mr. Jeremiah Archibong, a CrossRiverWatch correspondent had his phones seized in court yesterday and was briefly detained by the duty police officer in court for allegedly recording court proceedings. CrossRiverWatch gathered that the phones were seized when one of the accused persons (Inspector Gershom), recognized the correspondent and raised alarm that they

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Killer Cops: Calabar High Court Remands 14 Dismissed Policemen, Adjourns Ruling On Bail Application

By CrossRiverWatch admin A High Court of Cross River State sitting in Calabar and presided over by the Honorable Justice Michael Edem, has remanded 14 dismissed police officers in police custody pending ruling on a contentious bail application by the defence lawyers. The dismissed officers are standing trial in Charge No. HC/2C/2016 for the murder

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Why We Haven’t Passed The N350 Billion 2016 Budget – Cross River Speaker, John Gaul

By CrossRiverWatch admin The Speaker, Cross River State House of Assembly, Hon. John Gaul explains why the House has not passed the 2016 budget. The Speaker was speaking to Hon. Orok Duke, the Chairman of the Cross River State Sports Commission. Watch on CrossRiverWatch TV

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Tension Grows As Another Person Is Feared Dead In Obudu Gang War

By CrossRiverWatch Admin A tense atmosphere is enveloping Obudu local government area as sources have informed CrossRiverWatch that another person has been gunned down this morning in the ongoing criminal gang war. This comes less than 12 hours after governor Ben Ayade’s in-law, Dave “Malcolm Daddy” Ishamali was shot dead and a liquor store belonging

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State Facts As They Are, Avoid Selectivity – Richard Ndoma Tells Young Pen Pushers

By Our Reporter The Cross River State correspondent of National Mirror Newspaper, Richard Ndoma has charged young journalists to report facts as they are and avoid been opinionated in their reportage in order to excel. Richard who stated this Saturday, at the 7th edition of the CrossRiverWatch capacity building and training workshop for budding journalists

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China-Exim Bank To Fund Lagos, Kano, Calabar Railway Projects – Osinbajo

By CrossRiverWatch admin The China-Exim bank has agreed to finance Nigeria’s railway projects linking Lagos to Kano and Lagos to Calabar, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo said Tuesday. The plan of the federal government to raise a $25 billion Infrastructural Fund from the global community and establish long term bankable projects is gaining traction, Mr. Osinbajo

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