By Jonathan Ugbal A Federal High Court sitting in Calabar and presided over by Justice Rosemary Dugbo Oghoghorie on Thursday nullified the Primaries of the All Progressives Congress, APC for the Yala 2 State Constituency, thereby sacking lawmaker, Honorable Cynthia Nkasi as the candidate of the party and barring her publication as a candidate for
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River State Command of the Nigerian Police Force on Wednesday requested that political parties submit drafts of their campaign calendars that included the dates and locations of activities. The Commissioner of Police, Mr. Aminu Alhassan, said this was in order to ensure that the police are fully prepared to avoid
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Senator representing Cross River North district in the ninth National Assembly, Jarigbe Agom has declared his intention to seek reelection in 2023. Senator Agom was administered the oath of office for his current position in September 2021 after nearly a year of legal tussle. And, on Monday, the lawmaker who said
The political season has come around full swing in Cross River State, and no other subject is dominating the headlines more than the subject of zoning. Arguments around zoning have been so predominant that very little mention is given to the suitability and competence of those aspiring to govern four million people. Let me give
The inevitability of power struggles in the State as the 2023 elections draw near is certainly unveiling jokers. The consciousness amongst the people, particularly the electorates calls for concern for those whose desire is to lead the State. There are many jokers masquerading as contestants and, while they may be seen as noise makers, it
By Jonathan Ugbal and Patrick Obia The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Cross River State, has said the position of governorship in the build up to the 2023 general elections will be open to all party members irrespective of their senatorial districts. Zoning, in the past few months has raised dust and