By Etido Okon A Toyota Camry has narrowly escaped a severe crash due to a brake failure in Calabar South, Cross River State. The driver of the car with plate no. APP-684-AL (Lagos) noticed the brake failure while driving through Iman street Wednesday morning, June 7, 2023. This reporter learned from residents that the hill
By Sylvia Akpan Former Chairperson of Calabar South Local Government Area of Cross River State, late Mrs. Esther Bassey has been laid to eternal rest. The Deaconess passed on in the wee hours of Friday 24th February 2023, less than 24 hours before the Presidential and National Assembly elections. At a funeral service held in
By Frank Ulom, The Converseer The Deputy Government of Cross River State, Prof. Ivara Esu has adjudged Calabar South as the cleanest Local Government Area in the State. Esu scored Calabar South Council 100% for maintaining a clean and serene environment, as he tours the State for Performance Evaluation of projects across the 18 Local
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 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 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 Our Reporters The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Cross River has begun the Statewide collation of election results. The State Presidential Election Collation Officer is Prof. Akpofure Rim-Rukeh. See the results by LGA: Etung Local Government Area Registered Voters ………43,872 Accredited voters ……… 7,951 AA……… 07 AAC ……… 15 ADC ……… 50 ADP………
By Mary Bassey Youths in Calabar South Local Government of Cross River State have pledged total support for violence-free 2023 general elections. The youths made the pledge during a community outreach by the Vote Not Fight, Election No Be War campaign team. Mr. Lawrence Peter, team lead of the campaign team said the outreach was