By Ogar Monday Listen To The Audio Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State has directed his Special Adviser Technical, Architect Eric Akpo, to oversee the affairs of the State Electrification Agency, SEA. SEA was left without a DG when Stanley Nsemo, the former Boss of the Agency left to pursue his legislative ambition. The
By Patrick Obia Listen To The Report The Senator representing Cross River Northern Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Sen. Jarigbe Agom has been affirmed as the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, candidate. Agom who went unopposed was affirmed as the Senatorial candidate of the PDP for the February 2023 polls by a voiced vote of
By Jonathan Ugbal Listen To The Report The People’s Democratic Party, PDP has raised the bar on transparency during primary elections to nominate candidates for different elective positions ahead of the 2023 general elections. The party now includes the images of the delegates in their accreditation tags to prevent identity theft. The ballots have the
By Jonathan Ugbal Listen To The Report Two Policemen have been ahot at the venue of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP House of Representatives primaries in Obudu Local Government Area. The primary is to nominate a candidate to fly the party’s flag in the 2023 general elections for the Obudu/Obanliku/Bekwara federal constituency. The rescheduled primaries
By Shola Oshunkeye, The Crest Listen To The Report Over 463 houses in three Local Government Areas in Cross River have been destroyed by windstorms, out of the 1,326 households worst affected by the effects of the windstorm. The News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, reports that the affected Local Government Areas were; Obudu, Yala, and
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Listen To The Report Sergeant Okoi Otu, Sergeant Vincent Ayade, and four others are currently in Police custody for allegedly stealing tiles from the Canadian University Obudu in Cross River State. According to an insider, there had been several complaints about missing materials from the institute which led authorities to set a
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Listen To The Report Information reaching our newsroom has it that some criminals who allegedly broke into an office in the Obudu Local Government Council have been arrested. According to sources, the alleged criminals carted away with 2.6 million naira. The Police Public Relations department is yet to confirm the arrest.
By Jonathan Ugbal In what may be viewed as a show of political force, several bigwigs of the Cross River State chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) are currently in Obudu to celebrate the Chairman, Venatius Ikem. Mr. Ikem emerged as chapter Chairman, a win in one of the many battles that led to