By CrossRiverWatch Admin Hon. Jarigbe Agom, member representing Ogoja/Yala Constituency in the House of Representatives has beaten his major opponent in the just concluded general election (Jude Ngaji) as he was returned with the total vote of 35, 006. Jarigbe floored Ngaji as he won all 21 political wards of Ogoja/Yala, including the APC Candidate’s
By Jonathan Ugbal The Gubernatorial candidate of the Social Democratic Party in Cross River State, Mr. Eyo Ekpo has alleged that the All Progressives Congress (APC) and People’s Democratic Party (PDP) are spending huge sums in a bid to win the rescheduled Presidential and National Assembly elections at all cost. Ekpo took to Twitter on
By Jonathan Ugbal More members of the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) in northern Cross River last week defected to the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) as the Governor, Senator Ben Ayade commenced his reelection campaign in the five local government areas of the senatorial district. The campaigns which kicked off Tuesday in Wanokom, Ukelle
The polity is awash with high expectations and permutations as usual. Heightened by the growing internet penetration that has ensured that you can no longer give anyone ‘news’ that is new, because in the remotest corner of our country and State, someone somewhere has a smart phone that conveys to his palm almost in real
By Patrick Obia The Chairman of the Governing Board of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) and candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Central Senatorial District of Cross River State, Sen. Victor Ndoma-Egba SAN, CON has condemned the lingering political violence in the State, with the recent attack in Etomi community, Etung Local
By Mary Umani Popular Cross River born Nigerian music star, Iyanya Onoyom Mbuk, popularly known as Iyanya has denied reports making the round on social media that he has endorsed the governorship candidate of the All Progressive Congress, APC for the forthcoming elections in the State. The multiple award winning musician in a reaction sent
To those who argue that EXPERIENCE is not an important consideration to determine who we send to the Senate in Cross River Central and that when Senator Ndoma-Egba was elected into the Senate in 2003, he had no prior experience, here is our take: When Senator Ndoma-Egba went to the Senate in 2003 for his
By Our Correspondent The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and the Muslim Community in Cross River today endorsed Governor Ben Ayade for the March 2, 2019 governorship election in the state. According to CAN, their decision is predicated on the governor’s giant strides in the areas of industrialization, infrastructural development and human capacity development. The