By Our Reporters The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has completed the guber election result collation in Cross River State. The State Returning Officer is Prof. Teddy Charles Adias. Below are the results for 18 LGAs in Cross River: Obanliku (10 wards) Registered Voters ……… 54,536 Accredited voters ………21,209 AA……… 2 AAC ……… ADC ………
By Patrick Obia Connected Development, CODE, a non-profit organization focused on the well-being of host oil-producing communities, has held a face-to-face town hall meeting with dwellers in Akpabuyo Local Government Area of Cross River State. The meeting is aimed to hear the plights of the communities and attempt to proffer possible solutions. Represented by Cross
By Our Reporters Deputy Speaker of Cross River House of Assembly, Hon. Joseph Bassey, wins Akpabuyo/Bakassi/Calabar South Federal Constituency election. According to News Agency of Nigeria Correspondent, the APC candidate scored a total of 23,885 votes to defeat the Labour Party candidate who had 16,448 votes and the PDP candidate, Hon. Essien Ayi, who got
By Patrick Obia Connected Development (CODE) has commenced interface with chiefs and members of host oil-producing communities in Cross River State, mapping out abandoned and dilapidated projects. The Host Communities inspected are Efut Esighi, Esuk Mba, Esuk Mbat, Esuk Ikot Nsidung, Urua Iwan, Ekpene Ikot Okon Idem and Ekpene Ikot Okon Nsa, all in Bakassi
Just like Odupkani, health centres in Akpabuyo local government in Cross River State have been abandoned after construction. Kehinde Ogunyale reports how this has affected the community’s healthcare. Every two months, Etim Ekpenyong, a businessman and farmer, earmarks N20,000 for the clinical and medical needs of his aged father. The father, Etinyin Ekpenyong, 93, is the clan
By George Odok, NAN Correspondent The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, has arrested a chief priest, Etim Udom, and two others for vandalizing an outpost of NSCDC in Akpabuyo Local Government Area of Cross River. The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of NSCDC, Cross River Command, Mr. Solomon Eremi said this when he briefed
By Jonathan Ugbal Listen To The Report Traditional rulers in Akpabuyo and Bakassi Local Government Areas of Cross River State have decided to revert to the old traditional methods of curbing crime after a student of the Arthur Jarvis University Akpabuyo was abducted and rescued last week. The Chairman of the Cross River Traditional Rulers
By Patrick Obia Listen To The Report The Cross River State command of the Nigeria Police Force has confirmed the rescue of a student of the Arthur Jarvis University, Akpabuyo Local Government Area, who was abducted on Tuesday night. The command’s spokesperson DSP Irene Ugbo told Vanguard Newspaper that she was rescued at about 11:00