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
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Police in Calabar this morning arrested three journalists while on duty to cover the planned #RevolutionNow Protest in Cross River state. They were arrested by the anti-kidnapping and cultism unit of the Police. The State correspondent of the Nation Newspaper, Nicolas Kalu, News Editor of CrossRiverWatch, Jonathan Ugbal and Managing Editor
By CrossRiverWatch Admin A group under the aegis of Cross River State Young Professionals have hailed the appointment of Prince Goddy Jedy-Agba, OFR as Minister of the Federal Republic by President Muhammadu Buhari. Representatives of the group in different remarks today, described Jedy’s appointment as one of the best decisions by the President adding that
By CrossRiverWatch Admin “Says minister-nominee is medically and mentally fit.” All Progressives Congress (APC) Grassroots Youth for Change has urged the Senate to ignore what it described as “malicious media reports” against former Group General Manager (GGM), Crude Oil Marketing Division (OMD) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and minister-nominee, Mr. Goddy Jeddy-Agba, saying