By Jonathan Ugbal Justice Walter Onnoghen The Nigerian Senate may on Wednesday during plenary, confirm Justice Walter Onnoghen as the substantive Chief Justice of Nigeria CrossRiverWatch findings reveal. Justice Onnoghen was appointed in acting capacity on November 10, 2016 by Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari following the retirement of former CJN, Justice Mahmoud Mohammed after attaining
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Senate Committee on States and Local Government Administration has given Cross River Government five days ultimatum to submit a comprehensive report on how it expended the N7.856bn bailout funds meant for salary arrears. The committee gave the directive in Calabar while investigating alleged misappropriation of the bailout funds given to the
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Nigerian Senate has expressed its dissatisfaction with the lack of power supply to the Calabar duty-Free Trade Zone (CFTZ) in Cross River State where goods are landed, manufactured or reconfigured reports the Guardian. The Senate made its position known when its committee on trade and investment led by Senator Fatimat Raji-Rasaki
By Our Correspondent Two Cross River state Senators yesterday emerged Chairmen of Committees while the third was also handed a Vice Chairmanship position. Senator John Owan Enoh, a first time Senator representing Cross River Central Senatorial Districts, emerged Chairman Senate Committee on Finance. Owan Enoh who was a three terms Member of the House of
By CrossRiverWatch admin The nomination of Senator John Owan Enoh, a PDP Senator representing Cross Rivers Central Senatorial as Senate minority leader is causing trouble in the PDP caucus in the Upper House. Enoh’s candidacy which is said to be enjoying the support of a prominent leader in the PDP caucus has also attracted opposition
By CrossRiverWatch admin The immediate past Leader of the Nigerian Senate, Senator Victor Ndoma Egba, SAN has returned to legal practice after spending a record three terms in the red chambers. In a telephone chat with CrossRiverWatch, Egba said the transition back to his first love, which is legal practice, is seamless though he had
by crossriverwatch admin The leadership of the organized labor in Cross River State has called on the State governor, Senator Liyel Imoke to have a change of mind and contest to represent the Central Senatorial District Election in 2015. The State Chairman of the Nigeria Labor Congress, Comrade John Ushie made the call during the
by crossriverwatch admin Halfway into the tenure of the Senate, 34 senators have not sponsored any bill since coming to office, according to official records released by the Senate. The Senate’s Mid-Term Assessment Report shows that of the total 109 senators, 74 have sponsored at least a bill during the period starting June 2011 while