By CrossRiverWatch Admin Listen To The Report As the All Progressive Congress, APC, is set to hold its primaries across the country, the Cross River chapter has warned non delegates and observers to stay clear of the venue. In an announcement made by the party through its State Publicity Secretary, Erasmus Ekpang noted that “accreditation
By Sylvia Akpan Ahead of the Saturday, February 26, 2022, Ogoja/Yala and Akpabuyo constituencies by-election, Association of Cross River Online Journalists (ACROJ) have dispatched correspondents to the field. This was contained in a press release by the union, signed by Comrade Darlington Edem and Comrade Archibong Jeremiah, Chairman and Secretary respectively. ACROJ commended INEC “for
By Anietie Akpan, The Guardian Newspaper The Cross River State’s National Assembly Caucus Chairman, Senator Gershom Bassey has promised to establish “Cross River State Security Trust Fund” in 2023, if elected as the governor of the State. It would be recalled that the Calabar-Oron waterways have not been safe in recent times, as onslaughts of
By Henry Umoru, Vanguard News Nigeria The Senate has raised the alarm on how the management of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) paid retired generals for regional security surveillance of the agency’s projects without evidence of service delivery. The Senator Matthew Urhoghide, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Edo South led Senate Committee on Public Accounts uncovered
By Ada Wodu, Punch Newspaper The Cross River State Police Command has received the five patrol vehicles promised by the Inspector General of Police, Alkali Usman Baba when he visited the command last week. The State Commissioner of Police, Aminu Alhassan had told the Inspector General of Police that the command lacked operational vehicles and
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Brigadier General Everest Okoro has resumed as the 56th commander of the 13th Brigade, Nigerian Army Calabar. Brig. Gen. Okoro takes over from Major General Peter Malla following his promotion and subsequent transfer to head the Department of Army Administration at the Headquarters, Nigerian Army in Abuja. The Parchment, reports that during
By Tayo Olu, The Whistler The NNPC Towers and the Central Bank of Nigeria Building, both iconic national edifices, amongst others, may be vulnerable to attack by unscrupulous interests and terrorists who may hide to unleash attacks in the several high rise uncompleted buildings surrounding them. There are believed to be more than 460 abandoned
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Cross River Governor, Ben Ayade, Saturday, lauded the promotion of eight senior police officers from the State urging them to remain good ambassadors. In the new promotions announced by the Police Service Commission, six Cross Riverians were promoted to the ranks of Commissioners of Police (CP) while two were elevated to the