Cross River State Governorship hopeful, Ntufam Fidelis Ugbo yesterday arrived Calabar from Abuja after submitting his nomination to the warm welcome of a crowd of supporters who thronged the Margaret Ekpo International Airport to receive him. The crowd who received him on arrival at 11.23am at the airport later escorted him in convoy to his
The greatest threat to democracy in Cross River is not Imoke, but the leaders, the intellectuals, and the masses. This thesis is predicated on a critical evaluation of the prevailing political fix in our state, arising largely from historical political contradictions, the result of dysfunctional leadership that has rendered the people powerless, hopeless and helpless,
Ambassador Soni Abang, a former Nigeria ambassador to Mali and a two-time Chairman of Cross River State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) speaks on the lingering crisis in the state and canvasses a solution ahead of the 2015 general polls. In this interview with SAMUEL OGIDAN, he warned that if the state PDP should go to
By Thisday Elders and concerned stakeholders of the southern senatorial zone of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Cross River State on Monday lambasted the former governor of the state, Mr. Donald Duke, and Senate Leader, Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba, for what they described as deprecatory campaign against the state governor, Senator Liyel Imoke. Addressing a
By Sylvia Etta The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has asked the Federal High Court to dismiss a suit filed by some members of the party in Cross River State praying for a restraining order on the National Chairman of the party, Alhaji Adamu Mu’azu, from using the result of the ward congresses other than the
By Sylvia Etta After the long lull in government activities in the state due to the temporary relocation of the state government to Abuja following the rancor that followed the PDP Ward Congresses, the State governor, Liyel Imoke finally arrived Calabar this evening amidst cheers from PDP supporters at the airport. CrossRiverWatch was at the
By Aplefe Ojong The Senate Leader, Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba, is to donate a total sum of N5 million in the next five years to the newly launched Endowment Fund of the Cross River State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ). Senator Ndoma-Egba who was represented at the Endowment Fund Launch/Lecture held at the
By Aplefe Ojong/Raymond Ekemini There are indications that the Governing Council of the University of Calabar is preparing to have a five days meeting to discuss and take decisions on vital issues. CrossRiverWatch investigation revealed that the meeting which will begin on Monday November 17, 2014 will be rounded up on Friday, November 21, 2014.