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Controversies Trail Conduct Of Failed APC Ward Congress In Cross River

By Ushang Ewa The ward congresses of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Cross River failed to hold across the eighteen local government areas of the state with confusion trailing the conduct. CrossRiverWatch gathered that the Ward Congress Committee led by Mr. Stanley Ekezie had upon arrival in Calabar on Friday evening, agreed to shift

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BREAKING: Imoke Heads PDP Contact And Integration Committee

By Jonathan Ugbal Former Cross River Governor, Senator Liyel Imoke has been appointed to head the ‘Contact and Integration Committee’ of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). The 22 man committee was inaugurated this morning at a brief ceremony at the party’s national secretariat in Abuja by the national chairman, Mr. Uche Secondus. The party had

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Obono Obla’s Bla Bla Bla BY RAY EKPU

By CrossRiverWatch Admin Someone copied this message to my daughter: “Ray Ekpu made a confession that startled everybody present. He pointedly said the media would never support PMB’s regime because all media houses that collected huge sums of public funds from Jonathan’s regime were compelled to refund what was given to them by PMB. “He

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2019: Organised Labor Endorse Ayade, Says Only Him Can Implement New Minimum Wage

By Jonathan Ugbal; Government House Correspondent Ahead of the 2019 general elections, the organised labor in Cross River State on Tuesday in Calabar endorsed the governor, Senator Ben Ayade to bid for a second term in office. The state chairman of the Nigerian Labor Congress (NLC), Comrade John Ushie disclosed this while delivering a traditionally

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Bakassi, Akpabuyo Stakeholders Call On INEC To Execute Supreme Court Judgement

By Frank Edima/Philip Agba The people of Bakassi and Akpabuyo Local Government met recently in a townhall meeting to discuss and take further action on the recent Supreme Court Judgment which ordered INEC to delineate Bakassi LGA. These town hall meeting was organized by Nka Ufori Ye Nsongonda Efik Efut ye Abakpa, an indigenous group

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I Don’t Calculate Costs When Giving To My People – Rep Jarigbe Agom

By Jonathan Ugbal Federal lawmaker, Honorable Jarigbe Agom (PDP Ogoja/Yala federal constituency) has said that he does not calculate what it costs him when he gives back to his people. Mr. Agom disclosed this to journalists Wednesday in Ogoja shortly after donating over NGN20 million in cash and kind to over 100 members of his

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FG Reverses Mary Eta’s Suspension As President Buhari Appoints Another Cross Riverian

By Jonathan Ugbal The Federal Government on Friday reversed the suspension of the Director General, National Women Development Centre, Mrs. Mary Eta describing the act as illegal. The suspension was carried out by the centre’s Governing Board which was inaugurated recently reports the PUNCH Newspapers. And, a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary (General Services

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SaharaReporters Founder Omoyele Sowore To Hold Calabar Town Hall Meeting In May

By Jonathan Ugbal Follow @NaijaJonathan Human rights activist and publisher of Sahara Reporters, a premier online news platform in Nigeria, Mr. Omoyele Sowore will hold a Town Hall Meeting in Calabar, the Cross River State capital in mid May as part of consultations for his Presidential ambition. Mr. Sowore who announced his intention to run

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