By Our Reporters Collation has commenced in Ogoja LGA collation center, the State Constituency Collation officer is Mr. Timothy Ogbang Ellah. The Local Government Collation officer for the Gubernatorial elections is Prof. John Undie. The Electoral Officer insists that only the Local Government agents of political parties can be present with the press and security.
By Ada Wodu, Punch Newspaper A member of the All Progressives Congress has been shot dead in Cross River State. It was gathered that the incident happened on Saturday morning at Ogoja in the northern senatorial district. The victim, who was simply identified as Joe, was allegedly shot dead by a soldier for creating a
By Our Reporters The candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Godwin Offiono Esq. has been declared the winner of Saturday’s House of Representatives elections for the Ogoja/Yala federal constituency. He was declared winner moments ago by the returning officer, Dr. Wokasor Eni after polling 36,642 votes to beat his closest rival and incumbent, Hon.
By Kanjal Godshield A large number of military personnel have been deployed to different road junctions in Ogoja. This may be unconnected to tomorrow’s Presidential and National Assembly general elections. At the Ishibori T junction, our reporter observed that over five armed soldiers were seen stationed on both sides of the road while carrying vehicular
By Etido Okon The Executive Chairman of Ogoja LGA, Mr. Emmanuel Ishabor has received the new Commanding Officer of the 341 Artillery Regiment and Cantonment Commander Godwin Ally Military Cantonment Ogoja, Lieutenant Colonel Mu Kabo. He hosted the Commanding Officer and his entourage yesterday. Mr. Justin Ilefa, the Press Secretary to the Chairman of Ogoja
By Emma Una, Vanguard Newspaper The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, FCCPC, has expressed concern over the high number of girls using shisha tobacco as a stimulant in Cross River State. The FCCPC which carried out checks on tobacco shops and sensitisation exercise in Calabar and hinterlands of the State observed that the drug
By Ogar Monday Cross River State health authorities have confirmed the detection of 35 measles cases at the Ogoja Refugee Camp in Adagom. It further assured that the State has set in motion plans to vaccinate at least 700,000 children against the virus across the State. Dr. Janet Ekpenyong, Director-General of the State Primary Healthcare
By Jonathan Ugbal And Patrick Obia The Senator representing the Northern Senatorial district in the National Assembly, Senator Jarigbe Agom has charged supporters and the people of Cross River North to elect all the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidates in the district and State. The lawmaker made the charge while addressing a crowd of supporters