By CrossRiverWatch Admin Judges of the Appeal Court hearing cases involving Etim John/others versus John Ochala and others including Senator John Owan Enoh representing other APC candidates for the 2019 polls have recused themselves from the suits. The judges’ withdrawal followed series of petitions written against them by some party leaders. They, however, left valid,
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Information reaching our newsroom has it that Dr. George Ekpungu, wife, children escaped death in his country home in Kakwagom community in Boki LGA, Cross River State. According to George Odok, Cross River State Correspondent of NAN (News Agency of Nigeria) “Thugs invaded his house at night and shot sporadically in almost
By Jonathan Ugbal A veteran Journalist best known for his guerilla styled investigative journalism, Mr. Unimke Nawa is dead. Mr. Nawa breathed his last on Friday, former associates confirmed to this reporter. Nawa, a thoroughbred journalist rose through the ranks and retired as General Manager at the State owned Cross River Newspaper Corporation, publishers of
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The National Working Committee of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC, has suspended the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs and Cross River state factional gubernatorial candidate of the party, Pastor Usani Usani. The APC NWC meeeting which held today Friday, in Abuja, suspended Usani for alleged anti-party activities. The meeting also suspended
By Patrick Obia and Ilam Patricia Following the conclusion of the 2019 general election across the country, some Cross Riverians have shared their expectations in this vox pop with our correspondents. According to Nelson Ndoma, “I’m expecting the best candidate will win and the most popular candidate. For the polling unit I used my eyes
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The candidate of PDP in the Central Senatorial District, Cross River State, Dr. Sandy Onoh has emerged winner of the election. Sandy defeated APC and other parties in the race. Below is the result per LGA’s; ABI APC: 12, 050 PDP: 11, 959 OBUBRA APC: 5, 989 PDP: 7, 255 BOKI APC:
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Hon. Essien Ayi (PDP) has been returned to the House of Representatives to represent Calabar South/Bakassi/Akpabuyo for the 5th time. According to result announced by the Returning Officer, Prof Ojua Takim, Ayi defeated Dominic Aqua with a total vote of 25, 707 while his APC counterpart scored 18, 946 votes.
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Results coming from the field by our correspondents shows that for Obudu/Bekwarra/Obanliku Constituency Hon. Legor Idagbo has been returned back to the House of Representatives (PDP) has he defeated Koko Dan of the APC. The result; APC had 5, 414 while PDP 27, 547 votes.