By Archibong Jeremiah Hon. Justice Ekwo of the Federal High Court Calabar, the Cross River State capital has ruled as “unconstitutional, illegal, and null and void” for the Cross River State House of Assembly to declare the seat of Hon. Elucate Ekom Okara (Obubra 2) vacant for decamping from PDP to APC. The judgment was
By Archibong Jeremiah A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory sitting at Bwari, on Thursday, ordered the National Working Committee, NWC, of the All Progressive Congress, APC, to recognise the list of candidates for the 2019 general election in Cross River State, submitted by the Chief Etim John led executives of the party. Justice
Efa Sunday The Cross River contingents participating in the 19th edition of the National Sports Festival, currently ongoing in National Stadium, Abuja, have clinched sixteen medals so far. The festival which started on 7th of December, 2018, had Team Cross River registered for nine sports, out of a total of thirty-nine. The category of sports
By Elijah Ugani; Health Correspondent The Wife of the Cross River State Governor, Dr. Linda Ayade has stated that one out of every three women suffers violence. Dr. Ayade stated this in Calabar the Cross River capital during the commissioning of a gender based response center at the State Ministry of Women Affairs. According to
By Rose Ofem The Cross River State Government has been accused of not having the political will to cub the protracted communal crisis in the State. The accusation was made by Chief Mba Ukweni, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria in an exclusive interview with CrossRiverWatch TV where he stressed that there are many white papers
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Barring any last minute change, the three leading gubernatorial candidates in Cross River for the 2019 general elections will today (Wednesday) join dozens of other stakeholders to discuss how credible and violence free elections can be conducted in the State. The trio of Senator Ben Ayade of the People’s Democratic Party; Senator
By Jonathan Ugbal and Ashie Osor Some members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who recently returned to the People’s Democratic Party have described the APC as a party with no reward system. The members which include the Special Adviser to former President Olusegun Obasanjo on National Assembly matters (Senate), Senator Florence Ita-Giwa; former Nigeria’s
By Obeten Godfrey The governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) for the 2019 general elections in Cross River State, Mr. Eyo Ekpo has said that his running mate, Engineer Wofai Ewa will not be ‘a spare tire’ if he is elected into office in 2019. Ekpo, an ex attorney general of the State,