In the news today: 1. Ayade Seeks Improved Relationship With NUJ 2. NLC To Protest Nationwide Over Lingering Strikes In Public Tertiary Institution 3. Cross River NLC Decries Incessant Illegal Logging, Say State May Lose All Forest Cover Soon 4. Agba Jalingo’s Lawyer, Others Elected As NBA Executives 5. Cross River, World Bank Partner To
Welcome to today’s edition of Daily News on CrossRiverWatch where we bring you the happenings of the day. I am your host, Patrick Obia. In the news today: Ernest Joe Not Our Member – Labour Party Disowns ‘Guber Candidate’ In Cross River APC Candidate Controversy For Cross River North Senatorial District Finally Put To Rest
By Jonathan Ugbal Listen To The Report Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State has appointed Bassey Okim, Esq. as the Senior Special Adviser on Security and Strategy. This was contained in a statement by the Deputy Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Linus Obogo. The statement said Mr. Okim’s appointment is with immediate
By Archibong Jeremiah Listen To the Report The Cross River State Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade has directed his former appointees who resigned to contest in the just concluded All Progressives Congress, APC primaries to report to the Office of the Secretary to the State Government. Gov. Ayade in a statement signed by his Deputy Chief
By Archibong Jeremiah Listen To The Report The Cross River State People’s Democratic Party, PDP governorship candidate, Sen. Sandy Ojang Onor said his choice of Dr. Emana Duke Amawhe as his running mate is for gender equality and equity. The Senator representing Cross River Central Senatorial District also said he is delighted his party’s leadership
By Sylvia Akpan Listen To The Report Nigeria’s secret police, the Department of State Services, DSS, has said it will screen candidates running for public offices in Cross River State ahead of next year’s general election. This was disclosed in a letter addressed to the State Chairman of the All Progressive Congress, APC, Mr. Alphonsus
By Jonathan Ugbal Listen To The Report Barring any last-minute change, Senator Sandy Onoh, the guber candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP in Cross River State for the March 2023 polls will pick academic entrepreneur, Sir Arthur Jarvis Archibong as his deputy. Different sources within the party told CrossRiverWatch that Senator Onoh communicated his
By Patrick Obia Listen To The Report The Chairman of National Youth Council of Nigeria, Cross River State chapter, Dan Obo has resigned his membership from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Dan made his decision known in a letter addressed to his Ward Chairman of PDP, Obubra Urban, disclosing that as an advocate of back-to-south