By CrossRiverWatch Admin Nigerians took the streets of Calabar, the Cross River State capital on Thursday, braving initial dares from law enforcement officials to protest against what anti-people policies of Government as the country celebrated its 60th independence anniversary. Marching under the auspices of the #RevolutionNow movement convened by SaharaReporters founder, Omoyele Sowore, they took
By Jonathan Ugbal Civil and public servants who are joined the #payrollprotest on Thursday at the Governor’s office in Calabar, the Cross River State capital called Governor Ben Ayade a ‘scam’. The merriam webster’s dictionary describes scam as a noun which means “a fraudulent or deceptive act or operation.” The workers have been protesting since
By Kelvin Ololo Niger Delta Activists Forum, Cross River State chapter currently protesting the delisting of about 3, 000 workers from the State payroll, has alleged that, the Government is attempting to intimidate them using security operatives. The allegation was made by the leader of the group, Comrade Paul Adie on day 4 of their
By Patrick Obia The protest by dozens of civil and public servants who were delisted from the payroll of the Cross River State government in mid 2019 by Governor Ben Ayade has entered its second day. About 3,000 names were delisted on allegations that they were ghost workers. The Governor claimed their recruitment did not
By CrossRiverWatch Admin An unidentified lady slumped Monday in Calabar while protesting against the delisting of her name and about 3,000 others from the payroll of the Cross River State government. The lady is said to have grown exhausted due to hunger. She was later revived and left for her house. The Niger Delta Activists
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Niger Delta Activists Forum currently is protesting the sack of about 3,000 workers by the Cross River State Government. The group had issued a press release condemning the action in strong terms, and gave the Sen. Ben Ayade administration seven days ultimatum to reverse its action. The forum not satisfied with
By CrossRiverWatch Admin N-Power beneficiaries from the 36 Nigerian States have stormed Abuja over unpaid stipends. The beneficiaries also demanded the immediate removal of minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Sadiya Farouq. They have not been paid their stipend for three months which necessitated the protest Thursday. See pictures below.
By Edem Eden, Daily Post Injury to one is injury to all – protesters We’ll communicate to relevant authorities – management Psychiatric Hospital Workers in the Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital (FNPH) in Calabar have staged a peaceful protest alleging “injustice” in the payment of COVID-19 hazard allowance to health workers in tertiary health institutions. The workers