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 Patrick Obia Again, the House Committee on Public Petition of the House of Representatives, National Assembly has summoned the Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar (UNICAL) Prof. Florence Obi to appear before the House over a petition filed against her by purported unpaid employees of the varsity. In a letter of notice addressed
By Jonathan Ugbal The Federal Government of Nigeria has filed criminal charges against a House of Representatives candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, for the Obudu/Obanliku/Bekwara federal constituency, Peter Akpanke, over the death of Inspector Emmanuel Mbang Ubi who died on May 23, 2022. Mr. Ubi was among dozens of police officers drafted to
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Listen To The Report The House of Representatives Committee on Public Relations has summoned Prof. Florence Obi, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Calabar to respond to a petition by some staff of the university. The summon was contained in a letter seen by CrossRiverWatch and signed by the Chairman of the Committee,
By Ogar Monday The member representing Abi/Yakurr in the Green Chambers, Hon. Alex Egbona has called on the Federal Government (FG) to complete the dredging of the Calabar seaport for maximum economic activities. Hon. Egbona who made the call earlier today at the floor of the House of Representatives urged the FG to revisit the
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The candidate of the All Progressives Congress and winner of the February 26, 2022, legislative by-election into the Ogoja/Yala federal constituency by-elections, Jude Ngaji has resumed as a member of the Federal House of Representatives after being sworn-in earlier today. Mr. Ngaji was administered the oath of office by the clerk of
Jonathan Ugbal Dr. Julius Okputu, a House of Representatives aspirant for the February 26, 2022 legislative by-election for the Ogoja/Yala federal constituency has rejected reports of a consensus candidate for the All Progressives Congress (APC). The by-elections which include one for Akpabuyo State constituency are necessitated by vacancies arising from the swearing in of the
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Ukelle People’s Parliament, consisting of major political stakeholders in Ukelle nation cutting across the six wards of Ogoja/Yala constituency have thrown its weight behind Chief Henry Onwe’s House of Representatives ambition. Present at the endorsement which took place over the weekend in the residence of Hon. Fred Okem, former Vice Chairman of