The Magistrates Association of Nigeria (MAN) has ordered the closure of all magistrate courts in Cross River State, effective Monday, December 9, 2024. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the directive was issued in a notice on Sunday by the association’s state chairman, Godwin Onah, and secretary, Solomon Abuo. They stated that magistrates across the state … Read more
The Organised Labour in Cross River has ordered state civil servants to return to work on Wednesday. The state Chairman of the Trade Union Congress, Mr Monday Ogbodum, issued the order in a statement on Tuesday in Calabar, the state capital. Ogbodum said that the order followed the success of the two-day warning strike over … Read more
The Cross River chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says the local government elections conducted on Saturday in the state fell short of every standard to be called an election. The party subsequently rejected the results and said it will challenge the outcome in a competent court of law. This is contained in a … Read more
Protesting militants have blocked Governor Ayade’s office. EKOHOTBLOG reports that scores of ‘repentant militants’ from parts of Cross River State, on Monday, blocked Governor Ben Ayade’s office. This online news platform gathered that the militants also stopped government officials, political appointees and key civil servants who were not on the NLC strike from accessing their … Read more
The Cross River State Government has urged the Federal Government to, as a matter of exigency, provide the state with additional COVID-19 testing and isolation centres. The call follows the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic as a result of which the number of new infections has seen significant increase across the country. Read also: … Read more
The Cross River State Government is set to reopen all public schools in the state by June 16 with special protective measures for children and others. Ekohotblog understands that due to the fact that Cross River State is the only state without the Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Nigeria since its outbreak, the State government has announced … Read more