By Jonathan Ugbal, Government House Correspondent Cross River governor, Senator Ben Ayade says he is a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who simply has a good working relationship with President Muhammadu Buhari for the good of the people of his state. Ayade who stated this recently while fielding questions from newsmen at the
By Our Correspondent The Cross River State House of Assembly has pledged to support the campaign against measles in the State. Speaker of the House of Assembly, Hon. John Gaul made the pledge recently when a delegation of the Department of Community and Primary Health paid an advocacy visit at his office in Calabar. Hon
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Suspended Dean of Department Law, University of Calabar, Professor Cyril Osim Ndifon has dragged the University to the National Industrial Court in Calabar to challenge his suspension and possible sack. Professor Ndifon was suspended last year by the University authority after allegations that he raped a 20 year old, 200 level law
By Archibong Jeremiah The Adjudicating Officer in the orderly room trial of some police officers over their alleged murder of one Mr. Stanley Etim in Calabar last year has recommended that the suspects be dismissed and made to face the law. The police men were accused of arresting, detaining and torturing Mr. Etim to death
By Our Reporter The sixth edition of CrossRiverWatch capacity building training for journalists slated to hold tomorrow Saturday, 23rd January, 2016 will have Florence Oluohu, Editor Daily of Nigerian Chronicle as the guest speaker. She will be speaking on “Editorial Expectations.” The session is expected to expose the trainees to what is expected of them
By Vitalis Ugoh A total of 186 drug suspects were arrested by the Cross River command of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in 2015, the State Commander, Mrs. Anthonia Edeh, has said. Edeh told reporters in an interview in her office in Calabar a total of 368,908 kilograms of various categories of hard
By Our Correspondent As part of oversight engagement of the House of Assembly, the Speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly, Hon. John Gaul Lebo has embarked on inspection visit on project sites in Calabar Metropolis. At the Esuk Utan Industrial Area, the Speaker inspected the proposed site for jetty and tank farms