Sacked 20 C’River lawmakers: Police mount heavy security at CRSHA complex
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri, Ike Uchechukwu & Peter Okutu A Tactical Unit of the police, in the early hours of yesterday, mounted heavy security at the Cross River State House of Assembly complex, following Monday sack by a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, of two federal lawmakers and 18 members of the Cross River State […]
Cross River: Stay at home till you hear from us ― Labour to Civil Servants
By Ike Uchechukwu – Calabar Organized Labour in Cross River state has issued a notice to the entire workforce including Local and state government workers to stay at home from Tuesday till further and await further directives. This was contained in Bulletin 1 titled “Commencement of Strike Action” signed by Cross River state organised labour. Labour […]
Cross River LG workers protest 4 years unpaid salary
By Ike Uchechukwu – Calabar Civil servants under local government employ in Cross River state on Wednesday barricaded various entrances of the New state secretariat along the Muritala Mohammed Highway, Calabar in protest against the non-payment of their four years salary. The civil servants from the 18 local government areas (LGAs) of the state converged […]
I was charmed by criminals, says Police Inspector arrested for gunrunning in C’River
An Inspector with Cross River State Police Command, Nathaniel Manasseh, arrested for gunrunning, has said criminals charmed him.
APC orders 3m bunches of brooms for new members in Cross River
Ita stated that it was observed that the commodity, which is APC’s symbol, had suddenly become scarce in the state, following the influx of new members in the wake of Governor Ben Ayade’s defection into the party.
Notable Cross River politicians to join APC soon – Chairman
The Cross River chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) says it is expecting mass influx of politicians into the party in the state. Sen. Mathew Mbu, Chairman, the chairman of the state APC caretaker committee said this when he spoke with newsmen at the APC National Secretariat on Tuesday in Abuja. Mbu said the defection […]
Ayade, APC take over PDP Secretariat in Cross River
The property located at 42A along Muritala Mohammed Highway in Calabar which housed the People’s Democratic Party Secretariat in Cross River was on Saturday morning painted into All Progressive Congress, APC, Colours.
Ayade’s defection has crippled PDP in Cross River ― Deputy Speaker
Deputy Speaker of Cross River House of Assembly, Joseph Bassey, has officially defected to All Progressives Congress (APC) following the defection of Governor Ben Ayade. Bassey told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in a telephone interview on Thursday in Calabar that the governor’s move has crumbled the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state. […]
Lawyer’s corpse disappears from mortuary in Cross River
THERE was confusion in Owakande 2 in Obubra Local Government Area of Cross River State following the disappearance of the body of a lawyer, Mr Egbara Owan which was scheduled for interment at the weekend.
I’ve done much for Cross River — Ayade
SENATOR Ben Ayade, the Cross River State Governor says if he had his way all indigenes of the state would be included in the state’s payroll to stem poverty and unemployment.
Cross River governor, Ben Ayade, threatens to dump PDP
By Emma Una – Calabar Senator Ben Ayade, the Cross River state governor, has sent a strong message to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, that he stands on the fence and ready to dump the party if not given his due respect and recognition. Speaking in Calabar during the visit of Governor Bala Mohammed of […]
