By CrossRiverWatch Admin Pastor Usani Uguru, a former Niger Delta Affairs Minister has slightly escaped an assassination attempt in Calabar. The incident happened today, Friday at his residence in State Housing Estate Calabar, the Cross River State capital while the former Minister was driving to catch his flight to Abuja. The assailants, armed with short
By Ushang Ewa The chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers State, Desmond Akawor says the description of Governor Nyesom Wike as a security threat to Cross River by Alphonsus Eba, the state chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was akin to a millipede challenging an elephant. Mr. Eba had on Tuesday
By Archibong Jeremiah Ruling All Progressives Congress, APC has rolled out the itinerary for zonal congresses across the country. The release was in strict compliance with the schedule of activities for the party’s national convention as resolved at the Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) meeting of 21st February 2022. According to the press release signed
By Leo Sobechi (Deputy Politics Editor) and Terhemba Daka, The Guardian Newspaper Resolves division over convention date Adopts consensus methodology for national chair APC ineligible to contest 2023 elections, PDP alleges After months of vacillation and doublespeak, the governing All Progressives Congress (APC) has officially allotted political offices, including the National Chairmanship and Presidential slots
By CrossRiverWatch Admin There is palpable tension in the Ogoja/Yala federal constituency as the All Progressives Congress (APC) and, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) have scheduled the same community and date for the grand finale of their campaigns ahead of the February 26th, 2022, legislative by-elections. Sources in both parties have confirmed that their grand
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Cross River has hit back at the All Progressives Congress (APC) over the comments of the chairman, Barr. Alphonsus Eba who described Governor Nyesom Wike as a “security threat,” to the State. Mr. Eba, had, in a press conference on Tuesday, said Mr. Wike was trying
Looking critically at the two political rallies held over the weekend in Calabar, you will see one rally organized by a political generation that has remained in power since 1999 enjoying the splendor and aura of power. Today, young people who are eligible to vote in the next general election were not even born when
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Cross River State APC Chapter Chairman, Barrister Alphonsus Ogar Eba has threatened Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers State. Eba while calling on the IG of Police said he will direct Cross River youths to stop Gov. Wike if he dares to enter Cross River State tomorrow as scheduled. In the press conference