Now, that I have read the full majority decision of the Supreme Court and the full minority decision of the Supreme Court, I make these comments. Jarigbe Agom has claimed several times that his battle is of the Lord, I’m beginning to see that. There is no way to explain what happened at the Supreme
By Sampson Unamka, The Nation Newspaper Veteran actresses, Kate Henshaw and Joke Silva have called for more women participation in politics. They spoke in a recent interview with The Nation Newspaper at the launch of the Ebony Life Creative Academy (ELCA). Kate Henshaw said: “I choose to challenge the stereotype that women cannot attain certain
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Stakeholders in Calabar Municipality/Odukpani constituency have applauded their member at the House of Representatives, Ntufam Eta Mbora for “effective representation at the lower chamber”. The member representing Calabar Municipality in the State House of Assembly, Ntufam Efa Esua said “he has demonstrated without doubt that the interest and well-being of the electorate
From the fits and starts of intervening Civilian and Military rule of decades past, democracy finally settled and stabilized in Nigeria in I999. Since then, to present day it has been unbroken civilian rule. It is therefore a given and common sense that when Cross Riverians talk of ZONING OF THE GOVERNORSHIP OF THE STATE,
The Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) has been at the helm of affairs in Cross River State since 1999. But, it has been embroiled crisis in recent times and the conflict may affect its chances in future elections. The major opposition party, the All Progressive Congress (APC), is equally destabilised by internal squabbling. Nsa Gill of
By Maxwell Effiong Another group, Southern Solidarity Front has joined the train of those seeking for continuation of the zoning formula in Cross River State politics. The group led by the State Commissioner of Solid Minerals, Hon. George O’Ben Etchi posited in a press conference yesterday in Calabar, the capital of Cross River State that
The Supreme Court made no consequential order, so Stephen Odey is still the Senator. By consequential order you mean the Supreme Court needed to make a pronouncement like Stephen Odey is no longer the Senator or Jarigbe Agom should be sworn in or something like that. Ok. So, since the Supreme Court didn’t say anything
By Eniola Akinkuotu, Punch Newspaper The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been thrown into panic following an attempt by the All Progressives Congress (APC) to bring in Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State, Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State and his Cross River State counterpart, Governor Ben Ayade, The Punch Newspaper has