By Patrick Obia United Kingdom-based Cross Riverian, Iso Bassey has expressed optimism about the 2023 Nigeria general elections. In an interview with journalists in Calabar Municipal LGA, his hometown while exercising his franchise during the Presidential and National Assembly elections, he said as a Nigerian, it is important for him to fly down wherever he
By Patrick Obia The three Senators-elect in Cross River State – Jarigbe Agom, Eteng Jones, and Asuquo Ekpenyong Jrn have received their Certificate of Return. The trio received the certificate at the official presentation held at the International Conference Center, Abuja on Tuesday, 7th March 2023. Jarigbe Agom of the People’s Democratic Party was reelected
By Ogar Monday The ruling All Progressive Congress, APC, in Cross River has adopted Brian Odey, a candidate of the Labour Party for the Yala 1 State Assembly elections. The party said the interest of both parties aligns, with the candidate expected to mobilize his supporters for Prince Bassey Otu, the governorship candidate of the
By Patrick Obia Controversy is currently trailing the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, PFN, Cross River State chapter as the religious organization dabbles into politics to choose its preferred governorship candidate in the March 11th polls in the State. The Cross River chapter of PFN on Monday 6 March 2023 in a press statement signed by
By Ogar Monday The All Progressive Congress, APC, in Cross River has stated that it intends to challenge the results of the polls in the Northern Senatorial District in the State. The State APC Chairman, Barrister Alphonsus Eba stated this during the week, insisting that they were irregularities observed during the the Cross River Northern
By Patrick Obia The President and Vice President-elect, Bola Tinubu, and Sen. Shettima have received their Certificate of Return from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) a few hours after declared winners. Tinubu was declared as the President-elect of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in the early hours of Wednesday, March 1, 2023, at the
By Ogar Monday The Senator-elect of the Cross River North Senatorial District, Jarigbe Agom, has praised his closest rival in the polls, Governor Ben Ayade for his decision to stay on the path of honor and not disrupt the electoral process. Jarigbe in the message signed by him to the people of Cross River North
By Bode Gbadebo, Leadership Newspaper INEC chairman and Chief Returning Officer for the Federation, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, made the declaration at the National Collation Centre (NCC) in Abuja in the wee hours of Wednesday morning. He said Tinubu of the APC, for scoring the majority of valid votes cast and having satisfied the requirements of