By Ilam Patricia The Resident Electoral Commissioner in Cross River State, Dr. Frankland Briyai, has said that the February 23rd, 2018 Supreme Court Judgment in the case between INEC and ANOR Versus Muri Edet Etim and Others over recognition of Law No. 7 was set aside because INEC is not bound to obey laws created
By Ilam Patricia The Cross River State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Dr. Frankland Briyai has disclosed that there are over 70, 000 Permanent Voters Card‘s (PVC’s) lying in his office awaiting collection. Dr. Frankland made the revelation today while playing host to some members of the Association of Cross River Online Journalists (ACROJ), during a
By Isek Violet The Cross River State Government has denied allegations that a ‘Stop work order has been issued by the Federal Government on Calas Vegas’. Fielding questions from a topical issues based radio program “The Dialogue With Agba Jalingo” the Commissioner for New Cities Development, Barrister George Ekpungu made the defense Sunday evening at
By Jonathan Ugbal The Cross River State commissioner for water resources, Mr. Gabriel Odu-Oji has said that only six of them pushed for the creation of Etung local government area out of the old Ikom. Mr. Odu-Oji stated this Thursday in Calabar at an event to mark the fourth anniversary of Glance Magazine where while
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Residents of Eniong clan in Odukpani local government area of southern Cross River State on Thursday called on the state government to expedite action on the renovation of Atan Onoyom Secondary School which was ravaged by a storm on March 1, 2018. The market was also ravaged by the storm while the
By Ogar Monday The founder of Calabar Hospitality House; a capacity development institution, Mrs. Justina Ovat has said that despite there been a lot of women with capacity in Cross River State, men are still dominating the political space. Ovat who pointed out that the women centered discussions dominating the media was to make up
By Archibong Jeremiah Information reaching our newsroom has it that the wife of the member representing Yakurr 1 Constituency in the Cross River State House of Assembly, Hon. Nelson Ofem has been kidnapped. Hon. Ofem, Chairman House Committee on Judiciary and Public Petition when called by this reporter for details simply said, “Jerry please wait”
By Roland Enya-Forte The former Cross River State INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Barrister Mike Igini has been said to have misunderstood the position of the State in respect to Law No. 7 of the Cross River State House of Assembly. The accusation was made by Hon. Joe Etene, former Cross River Assembly member representing