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NGO Train Pastors On Ending Witchcraft Branding In Cross River

By Patrick Obia A Non-Governmental Organization – Basic Rights Counsel Initiative (BRCI) has ended its five days training of pastors of various churches in Odukpani Local Government Area of Cross River State, on how to stop witchcraft accusations. The five days theory and practical exercises commenced on Monday 13th to Friday 17th March with various

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#CRSDecides2023: EFCC Arrest 4 In Calabar Allegedly Buying Votes

By Our Reporters The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, arrested no fewer than 65 persons on Saturday, March 18, 2023, across the 28 states where Governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections were conducted, for alleged voter inducement. Four out of the 65 persons were arrested in the capital Cross River State, Calabar.  The

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#CRSDecides2023: How Thugs Attacked INEC Ogoja Office, Disrupt Collation

By Our Reporters Thugs suspected to be loyal to the All Progressives Congress, APC, on Sunday morning disrupted the collation of results at the Area Office of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Ogoja Local Government Area. The collation of results from the Registration Areas for the State Assembly and Gubernatorial polls commenced at

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#CRSDecides2023: Collation Commences At Ogoja Local Government Area Center 

By Our Reporters Collation has commenced in Ogoja LGA collation center, the State Constituency Collation officer is Mr. Timothy Ogbang Ellah.  The Local Government Collation officer for the Gubernatorial elections is Prof. John Undie. The Electoral Officer insists that only the Local Government agents of political parties can be present with the press and security.

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FACT-CHECK: Picture Of Boy Who Committed Suicide Unrelated To 2023 Elections

By Ogar Monday Claim: A Twitter user alleged that a 19-year-old boy committed suicide by hanging due to Peter Obi losing the presidential election to Bola Tinubu. Verdict: False. The image had been available on the internet since before the elections. Full Text A suicide photo of a young man has surfaced on social media

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#CRSDecides2023: INEC Move Collation Of Governorship, State Assembly Results To Sunday 5pm

By Our Reporters The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Cross River State has moved the collation of the 2023 governorship and state house of assembly election result to Sunday 19 March 2023 by 5 p.m. The cause of the move at that time cannot be ascertained if it is to enable local government Collation Officers

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#CRSDecides2023: Violence Recorded In Bakassi, Odukpani, Ugep, Obudu LGAs

By Our Reporters During the Governorship and House of Assembly elections in Cross River State, violence was recorded in some polling units. An INEC official whose name is yet to be verified was attacked in Bakassi, he is currently hospitalized. In Odukpani, also in the Southern Senatorial District, 5 Police officers and 4 NSCDC officers

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#CRSDecides2023: APC Member Shot Dead In Ogoja

By Ada Wodu, Punch Newspaper A member of the All Progressives Congress has been shot dead in Cross River State. It was gathered that the incident happened on Saturday morning at Ogoja in the northern senatorial district. The victim, who was simply identified as Joe, was allegedly shot dead by a soldier for creating a

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