On November 20, 2022, Equatorial Guineans reportedly re-elected 80-year-old Teodoro Obiang Mbassogo Nguema, for a sixth tenure of seven years as President of their country. By this, Nguema’s 43-year rule has been further elongated till when he, God willing, shall clock 87 on this planet. Nguema does not play alone in this league of septuagenarian
I came out to contest the first senior election under UNCP, to represent the Southern Senatorial District, under the chairmanship of Ntufam Joe Ndem Ndifon. I contested with Sen Bassey Ewa Henshaw and won as a candidate of the Party, then contested with an opponent, my senior sister, Mma Florence Giwa, and also won, the
By Ogar Monday The Cross River State chapter of the Inter-party Advisory Council, IPAC, and the State Government are at loggerheads over the validity or not of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System, BVAS sent to the State. IPAC alleged that the Independent Electoral Commission, INEC, in the State is working towards swaying the elections towards
By Patrick Obia As the political arena continues to heat up with the general elections just a few days away, reports of attacks and other electioneering vices are beginning to spring up. A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Cross River State, Hon. Francis Ekeng is reportedly survived an assassination attempt by unknown
By Jonathan Ugbal The Calabar Division of the Court of Appeal on Saturday dismissed the notice filed by the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, and her guber candidate for the 2023 general elections in Cross River State, Senator Sandy Onor seeking the setting aside, a judgment of the Calabar division of the Federal High Court of
By Jeffrey Agbo, Niche The gubernatorial candidate of People’s Redemption Party and former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Usani Usani, has escaped assassination along the Calabar-Ikom highway. Usani who attended a town hall meeting organized by the National Human Rights Commission in Calabar, was on his way to his hometown in Nko, Yakurr Local Government Area
By Patrick Obia The Ejagham Federation has warned against disintegration and disunity amongst the Ejagham Nation, pledging total support for the ‘Back-to-South’ clamor for the office of the Cross River State Governor. This was contained in a communique issued by the Federation in a press conference held in Calabar, the State capital on Wednesday, where
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River State All Progressives Congress (APC) guber candidate, Prince Bassey Edet Otu has unveiled his manifesto. He unveiled the manifesto tagged ‘People-First’ to journalists at the NUJ press center Calabar today, Monday. The former Senator who represented the Southern Senatorial District said he will complement on the gains of past