By Jonathan Ugbal The Cross River State Government on Tuesday launched its gender strategic plan to ensure a systemic and robust approach towards ending gender based violence. This formed part of the activities marking the 2023 edition of the International Women’s Day, IWD, which is celebrated annually on March 8th. The theme for the 2023
By Patrick Obia United Kingdom-based Cross Riverian, Iso Bassey has expressed optimism about the 2023 Nigeria general elections. In an interview with journalists in Calabar Municipal LGA, his hometown while exercising his franchise during the Presidential and National Assembly elections, he said as a Nigerian, it is important for him to fly down wherever he
By Patrick Obia Controversy is currently trailing the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, PFN, Cross River State chapter as the religious organization dabbles into politics to choose its preferred governorship candidate in the March 11th polls in the State. The Cross River chapter of PFN on Monday 6 March 2023 in a press statement signed by
By Ogar Monday The All Progressive Congress, APC, in Cross River has stated that it intends to challenge the results of the polls in the Northern Senatorial District in the State. The State APC Chairman, Barrister Alphonsus Eba stated this during the week, insisting that they were irregularities observed during the the Cross River Northern
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Department of State Services (DSS) has released Cross River sitting Commissioner for Finance, Mr. Goddy Ettah, Ukpan Odey and former Chairman of Yakurr Local Government Area identified as “Bomboy” who were allegedly arrested with guns and ammunition during Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly elections in the State. The trio were arrested,
By CrossRiverWatch Admin A notorious gangster cum kidnapper Kufre (other names yet to be verified) AKA Romance has been arrested by men of the Anti-Cultism and Kidnapping Squad of the Nigeria Police, Cross River State Command. Sources within the Police informed our newsroom that the arrest was made today’s evening (Tuesday) after a gun battle
By Our Reporters The Labour Party (LP) in Cross River State has clinched the 2023 presidential election in the State. LP pulled 179,917 votes to defeat the All Progressive Congress (APC) opposition party, earning 130,520. Also, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) came third with 95,425 votes. The collation of the result held at Mike Igini Conference
By Our Reporters The Speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly, Hon. Eteng Jonah Williams has emerged as the winner of Saturday’s Senatorial election to represent the central district in the tenth National Assembly. Eteng, who is the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, polled 57,344 votes to beat his closest rival