It is no longer news that the recent Senatorial by-elections in Cross River Northern Senatorial District has degenerated into a fight of court orders and counter court orders! The by-election took place on 5th December, 2020 alongside several other by-elections, but only the one in Cross River State has degenerated into a public spectacle of
By Archibong Jeremiah The tussle of who replaces late Sen. Rose Oko as Senator representing Cross River North has taken a sharp turn. The member representing Ogoja/Yala in the House of Representatives, Hon. Jarigbe Agom and SUBEB Chairman, Dr. Stephen Odey have been at loggerhead over who the cap fits. Last week Dr. Stephen Odey
By Henry Umoru, Vanguard Newspaper The Senate on Tuesday swore in the immediate past Governor of Bayelsa State, Henry Seriake Dickson, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Bayelsa West. Also sworn in as Senators were Moses Cleopas, PDP, Bayelsa Central; Adetokunboh Abiru, All Progressives Congress, APC, Lagos East and Prof. Nora Dabu’t, APC, Plateau South. The oath
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The National Executive Committee (NEC), of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has expelled it’s former National Vice Chairman, South South, Hilliard Eta. The NEC approved the expulsion of Eta for not withdrawing the court case instituted against the Mala Buni-led caretaker committee. The NEC also dissolved all States and regional structures in
By Archibong Jeremiah The Cross River State Commissioner of Police, CP Abdulkadir Jimoh, has ordered a restriction in movement of persons, group of persons and motorists within the five Local Government Councils where Northern Senatorial/State House of Assembly bye-election are to hold, 5 December, 2020. A statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO),
By Jide Orintunsin, The Nation Newspaper Cross River chapter of the APC where Ntufam Hillard Eta hails from on Sunday distanced itself from the legal action filed against the Gov. Mai Buni- led CECPC. The party, in a statement jointly signed by its chairman, Sen. Mathew T. Mbu and Minister of State for Power, Prince
By Anietie Akpan, Guardian Newspaper October 23 and 24, 2020 has gone down in history as a disaster in Calabar. Not less than 100 property were looted, destroyed or touched by irate youths in the name of #EndSARS protest. Men, women, boys and girls were affected in a mayhem that the city of Calabar has
By Anietie Akpan, Guardian Newspaper The partial payment of compensation by the Cross River State Government on its multi-billion naira deep seaport project is causing ripples in some host communities of Bakassi Local Government area of the State. The State Government was said to have paid some compensation through the Paramount Ruler of Bakassi, Etinyin