By Our Reporters Cross River State Young Progressives Party, YPP, deputy governorship candidate, Prince Agbor Onyi, Egbung Sandra, and Godwin Imojara, an Immigration Officer who was kidnapped days before the election remains in captivity. They were kidnapped on Thursday, March 16 at the Akparavuni axis in Biase Local Government Area. While friends and relatives are
By Our Reporters Not too long after accreditation and voting commenced across the 18 Local Government Councils in Cross River State, our reporters have documented attempts to disrupt the election and vote-buying exercise in some polling units. Efforts were made to distort the voting process by a man identified as Ugar in polling unit 001,
By Our Reporters Sensitive and non-sensitive materials for the conduct of the 2023 Gubernatorial and State Assembly elections have arrived at polling units across the State. CrossRiverWatch brings you pictures of the process from our reporters across the 18 LGAs. See them:
By Patrick Obia and Sylvia Akpan The Young Progressives Party, YPP, in Cross River State has called for the immediate release of its deputy governorship candidate – Prince Agbor Onyi, and three others who were kidnapped along the Calabar-Ugep highway. They were kidnapped on Thursday, March 16 at the Akparavuni axis in Biase Local Government
By Jonathan Ugbal A Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Obudu and presided over by J. E Agbejah has remanded one Mr. Azeh Gabriel for electoral offenses at the Medium Security Custodial Center in Ogoja after he was docked for violence and assault related to the Presidential and National Assembly election polls held on February 25,
By Yemi Sodeeq, The Informant247 Belawu Obalowu, 63, has been participating in Nigerian elections for over two decades. Just like every other time in the past, she was eager to vote for the candidates of her choice on February 25. Not aware of the issues ahead, she went to her Polling Unit 016 (Ode Oyan) of Ajikobi
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River State Government has commissioned a newly built health center in Assiga Community, Yakurr Local Government of the State. In ensuring that no community is left out of the giant stride of Governor Ben Ayade-led administration, the government through the Director-General of the Primary Healthcare Development Agency, Mrs. Abasioffiong Offiong
By Ogar Monday Claim: The APC Women Leader, Dr. Betta in a recent interview, claimed that the Labour Party has no governorship candidate in Cross River State, and that her party, the APC had won all House Representatives seat in the State except in the Northern Senatorial District. Verdict: Misleading. The Labour Party’s governorship candidate