By Jonathan Ugbal As the race for who eventually represents Cross River at the ninth National Assembly by June 2019 becomes clearer, more party primaries have thrown forth candidates for the 11 positions which comprise of three Senate and eight House of Representatives seats. The leader of the seventh senate, Victor Ndoma-Egba clinched the ticket
By Efa Sunday Many entrepreneurs have failed in their businesses because they tried to please all customers at the same time said business consultant, Mr. Steve Harris at Wednesday’s meet and greet session with young entrepreneurs at Lyft Hub, a tech shop in Calabar. Mr. Harris who is in Cross River for a show at
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent and Margaret John: House of Assembly Correspondent The Cross River State House of Assembly has confirmed the appointment of Mrs. Franca Inok as the new Auditor General for the 18 local government areas in the state. The confirmation CrossRiverWatch gathered, was done about a fortnight ago and comes almost
By Jeremiah Archibong and Emmanuel Unah The Senator representing the southern senatorial district in Cross River State was on Wednesday attacked by thugs following a stalemate in the primaries to select who will be the candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 general elections. Mr. Bassey is squaring up with a former
By Ushang Ewa Former commissioner for environment and senate candidate of the Labor Party in central Cross River, Mr. Sandy Onor on Wednesday emerged the candidate of the People’s Democratic Party’s (PDP) senatorial primaries in that senatorial district for the 2019 general elections. Mr. Onor polled 542 votes to beat his closest rival, Walter Ajogbor
By Elijah Ugani The senator representing Cross River north in the national assembly, Rose Oko has emerged the senatorial candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for the 2019 general elections. Mrs. Oko polled 496 votes to beat her rival, Godwin Nyiam who garnered only five votes. Unlike in 2014 where she was absent throughout
By Jonathan Ugbal A gubernatorial aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Cross River, Mr. John Upan Odey has said tuay there was no gubernatorial primaries conducted in the state. Odey in a statement signed by the spokesman of his campaign team, Mr. Inyali Peter issued Wednesday in Calabar, accused a factional candidate of
By Jonathan Ugbal Former Cross River Governor and Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) gubernatorial primaries committee in Lagos state, Chief Clement Ebri has reversed his earlier stance and declare Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu as the winner of the controversial primaries held on Tuesday. Premium Times reports that Mr. Ebri in a press conference on