By Ogar Monday The Supreme Court sitting in Abuja and chaired by Justice Inyang Okoro has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to delineate Bakassi Local Government Area of Cross River State and start preparation for their participation in the next elections. The court gave the order, today Friday while delivering a judgment on
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Follow @NaijaJonathan Thousands of Cross Riverians in the central senatorial district on Friday rallied behind Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade and donated the sum of NGN20 million for the purchase of his nomination form. Mr. Ayade enjoyed a gale of endorsements in the southern senatorial district in January
By Ushang Ewa The crisis rocking the Cross River chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Wednesday took a new dimension when the acting Chairman of the party in the state, Mr. John Ochalla rejected the reinstatement of Niger Delta Affairs minister, Mr. Usani Usani and others suspended by the State Working Committee last
By Archibong Jeremiah The Managing Director of Cross River State Water Board Company limited, Dr. Godwin Igile has been reprimanded by the State Council Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Comrade Victor Dan Udu for disconnecting the Press Center from public water source for months now. The Cross River NUJ Chairam expressed his
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Follow @NaijaJonathan Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has said that the state intends to make its flagship tourism event, Carnival Calabar the best in the world. Mr. Ayade who said his administration has taken the Carnival Calabar from 15th to the second position in the world disclosing on
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Follow @crossriverwatch The Chief of Staff to Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State, Mr. Martins Orim has filed a suit against a gubernatorial aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. Venatius Ikem. Ikem took to Facebook to disclose this Wednesday afternoon when he wrote that: “A harvest of writs against
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Follow @crossriverwatch The All Progressives Congress (APC) has slated Wednesday, February 24, 2018 for the election of a substantive chairman for the Cross River State chapter of the party a statement signed by the publicity secretary, Mens Ikpeme said. The party has been without a chairman since Mr. Usani Usani was appointed
By Ogar Monday Follow @ogar_monday Hundred of youths from Akpabuyo, Bakassi and Calabar South local government areas on Monday protested against the fifth term of fourth House of Representatives man representing the constituency in the national assembly, Mr. Essien Ayi. The placard bearing youths who marched under the aegis of ‘New Face’ to the House