By Elijah Ojonicko Akoji Listen To The Report This investigation by Elijah Akoji uncovers how a Federal Government agency awarded N56 million borehole project for communities in Jigawa State which was never executed despite the release of funds. Between 2018 and 2019, payment made by the Border Community Development Agency (BCDA) has shown that over
By Sahara Reporters Former Minister of Niger-Delta Affairs and former Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Sen. Godswill Akpabio, has revealed that he, as a sitting Governor, paid Cross River State N18.5 billion to settle an Oil Wells Court case. He was Governor of Akwa Ibom State between 2007 and 2015. Akpabio said that it was
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Listen To The Report Cross River State Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade has joined the Nigerian presidential race. The Governor received the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential nomination, and expression of interest forms purchased for him by groups, including Arewa youths. Ayade, who was overwhelmed by the gesture, promised to fix the country,
By Ogar Monday Listen To The Report The former Governor of Akwa Ibom State and a presidential aspirant of the All Progressive Congress, APC, Sen. Godswill Akpabio has said that before he became Governor, Akwa Ibom used to be considered a ‘pedestrian’ State for people on their way to Calabar or Port Harcourt. Sen. Akpabio
By CrossRiverWatch Admin WikkiTimes, an investigative news outlet has knocked the Nigerian Presidency over its statement denying allegations of stealing over a billion naira, through an imaginary streetlight project in Adamawa State. The online media challenged the presidency to prove its investigation wrong by producing contrary evidence to what it unearthed. The story revealed how
by Vanguard Hon. John Owan Eno of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) represents Obubra/Etung Federal Constituency of Cross River State in the House of Representatives. He is also the Chairman, Appropriation Committee of the House. It could be said that the duty of appropriating funds for the ministries,departments and agencies of government falls squarely on
by Agba Jalingo It is from the earth that man was created. Theoretically speaking, this could be attributed to creationism. But the simple fact that most of the world’s interment customs return dust to dust through diverse methods, lends credence to the fact that mother earth holds the secret to the existence of humankind. Little
by crossriverwatch admin The Cross River State House of Assembly has called on President Goodluck Jonathan to immediately file an application for the revision of the judgement of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the ceding of oil-rich Bakassi Peninsula to the Republic of Cameroon. The call was contained in a four-point resolution reached