By Jonathan Ugbal – Ogoja, Monday Ogar – Yala, Patrick Obia, and Sylvia Akpan – Akpabuyo Activities have commenced in the Ogoja, Yala, and Akpabuyo local government area of Cross River State where the by-election for Ogoja/Yala Federal constituency and Akpabuyo State constituency is being conducted. Our correspondents on the ground report that in some
By Sylvia Akpan Ahead of the supplementary election holding in the Ogoja/Yala Federal constituency and Akpabuyo State constituency on Saturday, 26th February 2022, Cross River Northern Elders Forum and Amb. Nkoyo Toyo has sued for peace. The Cross River Northern Elders Forum through its Chairman, Senator Musa Unim Adede urged all their brothers and sisters
By Jonathan Ugbal Political parties fielding candidates for the February 26th 2022, legislative by-elections in Cross River State on Thursday, rounded up their campaigns amidst heavy security presence. Two legislative seats – Ogoja/Yala federal constituency and Akpabuyo State constituency are up for grabs. And, the intense politicking peaked on Thursday when bigwigs of the two
By Jonathan Ugbal The Nigerian Police Force has deployed no fewer than 6,000 police officers for the February 26, 2022, legislative by-elections in Cross River State. The Ogoja/Yala federal constituency and the Akpabuyo State constituency seats are up for grabs. Nine political parties fielded candidates for the former, while only three nominated candidates for the
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Pastor Usani Uguru, a former Niger Delta Affairs Minister has slightly escaped an assassination attempt in Calabar. The incident happened today, Friday at his residence in State Housing Estate Calabar, the Cross River State capital while the former Minister was driving to catch his flight to Abuja. The assailants, armed with short
By Ushang Ewa The chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers State, Desmond Akawor says the description of Governor Nyesom Wike as a security threat to Cross River by Alphonsus Eba, the state chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was akin to a millipede challenging an elephant. Mr. Eba had on Tuesday
By Archibong Jeremiah Ruling All Progressives Congress, APC has rolled out the itinerary for zonal congresses across the country. The release was in strict compliance with the schedule of activities for the party’s national convention as resolved at the Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) meeting of 21st February 2022. According to the press release signed
By Sylvia Akpan Ahead of the Saturday, February 26, 2022, Ogoja/Yala and Akpabuyo constituencies by-election, Association of Cross River Online Journalists (ACROJ) have dispatched correspondents to the field. This was contained in a press release by the union, signed by Comrade Darlington Edem and Comrade Archibong Jeremiah, Chairman and Secretary respectively. ACROJ commended INEC “for