By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade joined nine other Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to meet former President Goodluck Jonathan in Abuja Tuesday night. The meeting which CrossRiverWatch gathered began at a few minutes past 6:00PM had Jonathan’s private residence in Maitaima as
By Ogar Monday and Ushang Ewa Niger Delta Affairs Minister, Usani Usani and Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Prosecution, Okoi Obono-Obla were two notable absentees as stakeholders of the Cross River State chapter of the All Progressives Congress met yesterday where the party agreed that issues surrounding the chairmanship position in the state
By CrossRiverWatch Admin National Vice Chairman, South South, of the All Progressives Congress APC, Ntufam Hilliard Eta, Monday described Governor Ben Ayade’s frequent prolonged stay outside the country as an affront on the Cross River people stating that “the state legislature that should remind the governor of the relevant laws on such trips and caution
By Jonathan Ugbal; Government House Correspondent The House of Representatives has decried the deplorable state of federal roads in Cross River State with a promise to ensure that the state gets its fair share of appropriation in the 2017 appropriation in a bid to ensure smooth movement of goods and services. The House of Representatives
By Jonathan Ugbal Niger Delta Affairs minister, Usani Usani has joined others in condoling his colleague in the Sports and Youths development ministry, Solomon Dalung over the death of his wife, Ruth Dalung. Usani took to Facebook to convey his condolences. “Dalung is a brother indeed. The feeling of empathy engulfs me and robs me
By Jonathan Ugbal With 8 days left to be in office in acting capacity, the Federal Government has initiated moves to stop the confirmation of the acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen reports The Authority. President Muhammadu Buhari is said to be set to break the old tradition of appointing the most senior
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The PDP Governors Forum met in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja on Friday to discuss the state of the nation and to change the leadership of the forum but the Cross River state governor, Senator Ben Ayade was conspicously missing from the meeting, further fueling speculations that the governor is planning to
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Attorney General of Cross River State, Mr. Joe Oshie Abang, is set to lead over 20 of his state counsels from the Ministry of Justice to appear before the High Court of Cross River State in a bid to seek a vacation or setting aside of the interim order earlier granted