By CrossRiverWatch Admin The national leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has declared that John Ochalla remains the Chairman of the party in Cross River state. This was declared in a statement signed by Bolaji Abdullahi, APC National Publicity Secretary, following the violence that rocked the party’s secretariat in the state. “Our attention has
By Ogar Monday; House of Assembly Correspondent The Special Adviser to the Cross River Governor on Governor’s Office and Events Management, Mr. Kenn Aklah has said that his office spent a total sum of one billion, four hundred and seventy six million naira (1,476,000,000) out of a proposed four billion, three hundred and thirty three
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River State Government has confirmed four suspected cases of Lassa Fever in the State with one of the patients who is a pregnant woman dead. The woman is suspected to have died as a result of the virus at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH). The woman whose age
By Jonathan Ugbal Follow @NaijaJonathan Legal activist, Mr. Ferdinand Isa has dragged Nigerian Secret Police; the SSS to court over the February 2, 2017 invasion of a unity college in Calabar, the Cross River State capital claiming NGN500 million in damages. Mr. Isa in a statement widely circulated on Friday lamented that the system wants
By Aplefe Ojong It was a bumper-to-bumper stampede and a reenactment of a carnival like atmosphere yesterday in Calabar as the old capital city was grounded by a mamoth crowd of Cross Riverians from the Southern senatorial district who are asking the state Governor, Senator Ben Ayade to run again in 2019. Leaders, youths and
By Ushang Ewa The Senator Representing Cross River South in the national assembly, Mr. Gershom Bassey has shared the sum of NGN585,000 to 68 constituents. Mr. Bassey was also reached by 482 members of his constituency within nine days through phone calls, WhatsApp messages, short messaging service (sms) and via email read a statement he
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River chapter of the All Progressive Party, APC, has announced the immediate and indefinite suspension of the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Pastor Usani Usani. The Acting State Chairman of the Party, Chief John Ochalla, told journalists on Saturday evening that the decision to suspend the Minister was taken and
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The perenial challenge that motorists face when coming into Calabar, the state capital through the Calabar – Odukpani Junction road has always been of great concern to the Gorvernor of Cross River State, His Excellency, Sen. Prof. Ben Ayade. Being a responsive and caring leader, the Governor despite the lean resources accruable