By Jonathan Ugbal; Government House Correspondent Cross River Governor, Ben Ayade Monday in Calabar swore in 3 new Justices into the state high court following their clearance by the National Judicial Commission (NJC). The swearing in according to the Secretary to the State Government, Tina Agbor is in line with section 271 sub section 2
By Jonathan Ugbal The Special Adviser on Petroleum to Cross River Governor, Ben Ayade, Bonny Ishamali has tongue lashed a one time National Publicity Secretary of the PDP and currently APC Chieftain, Venatius Ikem for suggesting there is “motion and no movement” in Ayade’s administration. Bonny stated this, Monday in Calabar while reacting to a
By Our Correspondent Mr. Christian Ita, the Chief Press Secretary CPS to Governor Ayade has refuted online reports in some mediums (not CrossRiverWatch) that that is a cold war between his boss and his predecessor, Senator Liyel Imoke. In a statement issued in Calabar, Ita described the report as half-truth and the figment of the
By Our Correspondent The Joint Military Task Force Codenamed “Operation Scolombo” comprising of the Nigerian Army, Navy, Airforce, Police and the DSS personnel turned the NUJ press center, Calabar to a battle ground on Monday following sporadic shooting to scare journalists from freely choosing their preferred candidate during the rescheduled Union election. The Press center
Inyali Peter, Calabar The governorship candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in the 2015 elections in Cross River State, Mr. Odey Ochicha has urged the State governor, Senator Ben Ayade to urgently review the impact of the numerous Memorandum of Understanding (MOUs) he has signed so far since he assumed office. In a statement
“In recognizing the challenges that we as a country face, and of course, with the meltdown in the global economy, it is evident that only states that globalize their economy can move forward.” These were the words of the Executive Governor of Cross River State, Nigeria, Sen. Prof Benedict Ayade while briefing newsmen at the
In Acts 19: 6, we are told that, ‘’During the night Paul had a vision of a man of Macedonia standing and begging him, ‘Come over to Macedonia and help us’.’’ The same situation seems to be playing out in Cross River State in the present. The Government of Senator Ben Ayade is presently faced
By CrossRiverWatch admin In a bid to consolidate their gains in Cross River state with the decamping of erstwhile bigwigs of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP to the All Progressives Congress, APC in the state, the ruling party in its recent restructuring has admitted former Senate Leader, Senator Victor Ndoma Egba, SAN and former governor