By John Ushie An unidentified man was this morning shot dead by the police in Obudu for allegedly attempting to raid the police station along with his cohorts who were lucky to escape. The alleged invaders were said to have arrived the station about midnight but met stiff resistance from policemen who succeeded in shooting
By Elijah Ugani The Obudu Legislative Council has described as unfortunate and unacceptable the non-implementation of its Resolutions, prominent among them being the lease agreement between the Council and Whisper Garden for the management of the Liyel Imoke Civic Center in Obudu which has remained under utilized and dilapidated. In one of its plenary sessions,
By Elijah Ogani The Obudu Legislative Council has threatened to pass a Resolution calling for the transfer of all Principal Officers of Obudu Local Government Council if the late payment of their salaries and those of political appointees persist. In its plenary Session held on Tuesday, the Legislative Council expressed deep dismay over the persistence
By Archibong Jeremiah Comrade Cosmos Okiri a native of Ukwutia village in Utugwang North ward of Obudu, and an aspirant for the Obudu constituency ticket in the Cross River State House of Assembly, CRSHA. In this interview with CrossRiverWatch, he says that the ruling People’s Democratic Party, PDP needs to inject more fresh blood into
by crossriverwatch admin A former Chairman of Obudu Local Government Council, Dr. Abu Undiandeye has called on Senator Benedict Ayade (PDP, Cross River North) to use his position to ensure that the entire Ogoja road is rehabilitated by the Federal Road Maintenance Agency, FERMA. While commending the Senator for initiating the repair work on the
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John Ushie Senator Benedict Ayade, (PDP, Cross River North) has said that the deplorable state of the Obudu-Ogoja Road and his awareness of the financial constraints of concerned authorities is what has prompted his intervention in the rehabilitation of the trunk A, expressway. Rehabilitation work on the road by Leophina Construction company commenced on Friday
by crossriverwatch admin Nigerian Senate Leader, Victor Ndoma Egba SAN, senior members of the Nigeria Union of Journalists led by Cross River State Council Vice Chairman Oka Ibor, and Secretary Gill Nsa, Commissioner for Youths and Sports Development, Patrick Ugbe were among the personalities and professional unions that paid their last respect to late Jude