By Chikezie Omeje and Kingsley Mba Fulani Herdsmen Arouse Terror Backed by a militia, they have raided communities for no less than 1481 times, killing nearly nine thousand people in Nigeria, according to Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED). When they attack communities, they kill anyone they could, including children and women. They
By Chikezie Omeje And Arinze Chijioke Thirteen days to the election that brought in Muhammadu Buhari as president in 2015, Fulani ethnic militia killed about 90 persons in an overnight raid on Egba, a community in Otukpo, Benue State. Children, women, and men were murdered as the invaders burned down their houses. Six years later,
By Sylvia Felix As ethnic, religious and political crisis continues in Jos, Plateau State where lives and properties have been lost for the past few days, the Government of Cross River State is set to evacuate its indigenes from the State. The State Government is following other State Government who are conveying citizens back home
By CrossRiverWatch Admin A sociopolitical group with the name, Ogoja/yala Amalgated Political Forum (OYAPF) has called on Chief Henry Igelle Onwe, to contest the Yala/Ogoja House of Representatives seat recently made vacant with the Appeal Court ruling in favour of its occupant, Hon. Jarigbe Agom to assume Cross River North Senate seat. A statement made
By Archibong Jeremiah The Senator-elect of Cross River State Northern Senatorial District, Jarigbe Agom has pledged to represent the people of the North devoid of party lines. Jarigbe in a thank you message after the Appeal Court reaffirmed his victory by dismissing Sen. Stephen Odey’s application. His words: “The tussle for the Senate seat has come
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Senator Stephen Odey has lost another bid to reclaim his seat as the lawmaker representing Cross River Northern Senatorial District in the National Assembly. He suffered his second loss on Saturday when the Court of Appeal in Abuja dismissed his application, asking the Court to review its earlier judgement which declared Jarigbe
By Jonathan Ugbal The Senator representing Cross River South district in the National Assembly, Gershom Bassey is currently the best performing federal lawmaker from Cross River State with 19 bills to his name in the midterm performance report published by civil society organisation, OrderPaper. The organisation measures performance based on number of bills passed. Mr.
By Anthonia Odido The eight members from Cross River State representing federal constituencies in the ninth House of Representatives have contributed only 1.03 percent of the 1,365 bills introduced on the floor of the house says a midterm report by civil society organisation, OrderPaper. This means the members who constitute just 2.22% of the 360