By Jonathan Ugbal The Cross River State Independent Electoral Commission has declared the results for the remaining eight local government areas in the just concluded local council elections. Governor Ben Ayade whose party, the People’s Democratic Party won the polls held amidst the COVID-19 scare, did not vote on Saturday. CrossRiverWatch had reported that the
By Archibong Jeremiah – Managing Editor, Jonathan Ugbal – News Editor, Patrick Obia – Reporter, Kelvin Ololo – Reporter, Godwin Otang – Reporter and Marylyn Uyanah – Reporter Governor Benedict Ayade of Cross River is yet to vote in the ongoing Local Government elections in the State. Mr. Ayade and his wife are registered in the
By Archibong Jeremiah – Managing Editor, Jonathan Ugbal – News Editor, Patrick Obia – Reporter, Kelvin Ololo – Reporter and Marylyn Uyanah – Reporter At Ward 4, unit 17 in Calabar Municipality Local Government Area, it is operation vote and get five hundred naira as it is in Ward 1, unit 14, same Local Government, with
By Archibong Jeremiah – Managing Editor, Jonathan Ugbal – News Editor, Patrick Obia – Reporter and Kelvin Ololo – Reporter Our newsroom has been monitoring the ongoing Local Government Election in Cross River State. Our reporters across the 18 LGAs of the State reports that voting has commenced. Generally, there’s low voters turnout across. Some
By Patrick Obia Cross River State Independent Electoral Commission (CROSIEC) has vetted media organizations in the State, while denying the Association of Cross River Online Journalists (ACROJ) accreditation to cover Saturday, May 30th Local Government election. ACROJ had on 24th December, 2020 sent a letter to CROSIEC for accreditation, which was collected and signed by a
By Archibong Jeremiah In view of the scheduled 2020 Local Government election slated for tomorrow, Saturday, 30 May across the the 18 Local Government Areas of Cross River State, movement has been restricted. The State Commissioner of Police, CP Uche Anozia, fsi in a press release “banned the movement of persons or group of persons between the
A foremost Professor of History, the Pioneer Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar, the eminent Prof. Emmanuel Ayandele in the early 1980’s following the endless discordant tunes by the State political class described Cross River State as “an atomistic society perpetually in conflict with itself”. The definition came after the University of Calabar; a
May 29, 2020 The current administration in Cross River state has just 1,095 days left in office before its statutory four year tenure elapses yet Cross Riverians have always been regaled with comical acts from elected and appointed office holders in the past one year; a situation that has placed a people once known for