By Mary Bassey The Governor of Cross River State, Sen. Ben Ayade has approved the appointment of 599 appointees in the last nine days, without designations. Mr. Ayade had on October 17, 2022 approved the appointment of 379 and, on Tuesday 25 October, he further approved another 220, also without designation bringing a total of
By Patrick Obia Akrabah, Akwurinyin, and Abukpem are three of the thirteen political wards which make up Gakem in Bekwarra Local Government Area of Cross River State. It is about five kilometers from the Local Government capital – Abuochiche, 30 Kilometers from Vandeikya Local Government of Benue State, and shares boundaries with neighboring Yala in
By Patrick Obia It was a teary and emotion-filled Wednesday afternoon at the ongoing FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in India as the Flamingos of Nigeria lost 5:6 on penalty shootouts to the Las Cafeteras of the Columbian U-17 women’s team. Both teams had played the first 45 minutes nil-nil in a game that was
By Jonathan Ugbal Justice Rosemary Dugbo Oghoghorie of the Calabar division of the Federal High Court has struck out a criminal case filed by the Federal Government against the House of Representatives candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, for the Obudu/Obanliku/Bekwarra federal constituency in the 2023 general elections, Mr. Peter Akpanke, and four others.
By Jonathan Ugbal A former federal lawmaker and Cross River State Central Senatorial candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, in the 2023 general elections, Honorable Bassey Eko Ewa on Tuesday told the Calabar division of the Federal High Court presided over by Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu that he never left the party as insinuated by
By Jonathan Ugbal The Cross River State Police Command has confirmed that an unidentified lady died on the premises of Planet Guest House, a hotel in Calabar Municipal on Saturday, October 22, 2022. Information reaching our newsroom suggests that the lady checked into the hotel with a man but was found dead after the hotel
Ahead of Nigeria’s 2023 general elections, residents of some hard-to-reach communities in Gombe state cannot participate in the general election. They were disenfranchised by INEC officials who accepted kickbacks in order to travel long distances to capture potential voters. WikkiTimes’ IDRIS Kamal and HAFSAH MUHAMMED report that, for failing to mobilize resources for INEC officials, many residents
By Jonathan Ugbal Justice Rosemary Dugbo Oghoghorie of the Calabar Division of the Federal High Court has reserved November 24, 2022, to deliver judgment on a suit by the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, and its Cross River guber candidate, Senator Sandy Onoh seeking the disqualification of the guber and deputy guber candidates of the All