Ben Aroh investigates how electoral violence and the subsequent refusal of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to conduct a runoff as enshrined in the 2022 Electoral Act disenfranchised over 10, 000 voters during the March 18 2023 Guber elections in Enugu State. Affected LGAs In Udenu LGA, some of the affected areas with the
By Jonathan Ugbal The Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Usman Alkali Baba on Thursday morning posted a new Commissioner of Police, CP Gyogo Augustine Grimah to Cross River State. Until his posting as Cross River CP where he is to replace CP Sule Baralabe, CP Grimah was in charge of the Department of Finance and Administration
During the March 18 Governorship and House of Assembly elections in Cross River State, pockets of violence were recorded in six Local Government Areas, this report by Patrick Obia documents them. The Governorship and House of Assembly elections in Cross River State was a battle of the titans, between the All Progressive Congress Sen. Bassey
By Ada Wodu, Punch Newspaper The President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday commissioned the 1.2km Ikom Bridge constructed by his regime to boost economic activities in the State. The new bridge is located on a major South-North highway. Commissioning the project virtually in Ikom, Ikom LGA of Cross River State, Buhari stated that the project will
By Patrick Obia Hours to Governor Ayade handing over and inauguration of Governor-elect of Cross River, Sen. Bassey Otu, Governor Ben Ayade is set to embark on a commissioning spree of projects before May 29th, 2023. According to the schedule of events leading to the inauguration made available by the Commissioner For Information and Orientation
By Jonathan Ugbal Civic Space actors in some states of the Niger Delta on Tuesday identified the need to engage a wider audience of stakeholders on the issues of Beneficial Ownership data (BO) and Contract Transparency (CT) to drive development in the region. This was during a capacity-building workshop organized by the BudgIT Foundation at
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Concerned Ikom Stakeholders have urged the incoming Governor of Cross River State, Sen. Bassey Edet Otu to consider Agbor Bassey Njar in his cabinet. Barr. Tasen Okune, focal person of the group made their position known through a statement made available to newsmen. Mr. Agbor Bassey was the APC candidate for the
By Patrick Obia The Cross River State Command of the Department of State Services (DSS) has invited the State Correspondent of the Nigerian Tribune Newspaper, Mr. Godwin Otang over his report on the Obong of Calabar power tussle. The rationale behind the DSS invitation is unclear at press time but Otang is to meet with