By News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Operatives of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) have intercepted seven Cameroonians at the creek of Ikot Obong in Cross River State. This is contained in a statement by the Service Public Relations Officer, Mr. Sunday James, issued on Friday in Abuja. According to the statement, the Marine Patrol officers
By Judex Okoro, Daily Sun The Cross River State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Dr. Emmanuel Alex Hart, has promised to conduct a free and credible by-election in Northern Senatorial zone. INEC had declared the senatorial seat vacant following the death of Sen. Rose Oko. Speaking during a courtesy visit on the State Commissioner for Information and
By Judex Okoro, Daily Sun Cross River State Government has begun consultations with relevant stakeholders on planned amendment of 2020 budget. Commissioner for Finance, Asuquo Ekpenyong, who disclosed this during a Citizen Budget Forum in Calabar, said at a time the world is facing economic downturn, occasioned by coronavirus pandemic, the State Government is once again
By Ilam Patricia A minor cabinet shuffling in Cross River State has led to Summit Hills, a real estate operated by the Government having three different managing directors (MD) in less than three months. Mr. Joseph Edet Isoh popularly referred to as ‘La Shakara’ is now the new MD, a statement signed by Governor Ben
By CrossRiverWatch Admin A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria, AMCON and United Bank for Africa to take over an Ikoyi, Lagos property of former governor of Cross River State, Mr Donald Duke, over an alleged N537,334,360.77 debt. Vanguard Newspaper reports that, Justice Chuka Obiozor, made the
Gentlemen of the press, today the 5th of August 2019, men of the Cross River State Police Command arrested and unlawfully detained for over 12hours some of our colleagues who were at a public place, carrying out their constitutional duty of informing the public. The members are; Jeremiah Archibong, Managing Editor of CrossRiverWatch. Jonathan Ugbal,
By CrossRiverWatch Admin A former Senate Leader, Victor Ndoma-Egba, has called on political stakeholders in Cross River State to jettison the formula of rotating the governorship of the state. Ndoma-Egba who represented Cross River Central senatorial for three terms, said rather than adopting the zoning formula which he alleged had apparently failed the State, it
By Patrick Obia The newly appointed Chairman of the House of Reps, Committee on Local Content, in the Cross River State House of Assembly, Legor Idagbo , says the zoning structure in the state will not be altered and the next Governor will come from the Southern senatorial district. Hon. Idagbo expressed this opinion in