By Ade Adesomoju, Premium Times The anti-corruption agency has dropped the charges of school result falsification and forgery it levelled against the ex-presidential aide in 2019. The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has amended the corruption and certificate forgery charges it filed against an ex-presidential aide, Okoi Obono-Obla. The amendment, coming
…Wants his opponent, Stephen Odey stopped from attending plenary By Levinus Nwabughiogu-Abuja, Vanguard Newspaper Member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe has expressed confidence in Senate President, Ahmed Lawan to comply with the recent judgment of the Supreme Court and inaugurate him as the Senator-Elect for Cross River North Senatorial District. Speaking
Now, that I have read the full majority decision of the Supreme Court and the full minority decision of the Supreme Court, I make these comments. Jarigbe Agom has claimed several times that his battle is of the Lord, I’m beginning to see that. There is no way to explain what happened at the Supreme
By Patrick Obia Stakeholders have enjoined Cross Riverians to save the future from hunger by embracing Agriculture. This was the take home message from keynote speakers and good will messages in a one-day Agro Industrialization Summit held at Transcorp Hotel, Calabar, with the theme: “Promoting Agricultural Value Chain To Boost Economic Development, Food Sufficiency And
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Cross River State Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade has opened the Construction and Fabrication Academy of West Africa, Calabar. He opened the institution on his 53 birthday. The commissioning marks the beginning of academic activities in the institution. See pictures below.
By Agency Report The Cross River Health Insurance Agency said it plans to use drones to deliver health materials to rural areas. The agency’s Director-General, Godwin Iyala, who disclosed this on Monday in Calabar, said the scheme would kick off on March 9. “Governor Ben Ayade has also approved March 9 as the flag-off date
The Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) has been at the helm of affairs in Cross River State since 1999. But, it has been embroiled crisis in recent times and the conflict may affect its chances in future elections. The major opposition party, the All Progressive Congress (APC), is equally destabilised by internal squabbling. Nsa Gill of
By Patrick Obia and Rachel Idim Cross River State Judicial Panel of Inquiry into Police Brutality and Restitution has reconvened after twenty-two days of it’s last adjournment, it trashed eleven petitions and adjourns to March 4, 2021. Chairman of the panel, Justice Micheal Edem (Rtd), in a brief speech said the panel is back for