…Wants his opponent, Stephen Odey stopped from attending plenary By Levinus Nwabughiogu-Abuja, Vanguard Newspaper Member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe has expressed confidence in Senate President, Ahmed Lawan to comply with the recent judgment of the Supreme Court and inaugurate him as the Senator-Elect for Cross River North Senatorial District. Speaking
By Archibong Jeremiah CrossRiverWatch has obtained the Supreme Court judgement delivered by Tijjani Abubakar, JSC on Thursday 25th February, 2021. The judgement is for the case between Dr. Stephen Adi Odey Vs Chief John Alaga, Jarigbe Agom and INEC. See judgement in full below, credit: Inok Solomon.
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Information reaching our newsroom suggests that the Supreme Court sitting in Abuja has kicked out Sen. Stephen Odey’s appeal. It went on to uphold Hon. Jarigbe Agom’s preliminary objection on defective service and he is affirmed the Senator for Cross River North Senatorial district. More details about the developing news will be
By Sunday Aborisade, Punch Newspaper Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, on Wednesday, swore in the winner of the Cross River Northern senatorial by-election, Dr. Stephen Odey. He could not take his oath of office on Tuesday because a Federal Court granting an order stopping his swearing-in. The legal issue appeared to have been resolved on Wednesday
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 Ike Uchechukwu, Vanguard Newspaper The Senator-elect for Cross River North Senatorial District, Dr. Stephen Adi Odey has assured his constituents of robust and quality representation as he prepares to take his place in the Senate. In a statement he personally signed, the Senator-elect said he would dedicate his time in the red Chamber fighting
By Archibong Jeremiah By-election into the Senate and House of Assembly in Cross River State is ongoing. Electoral materials were distributed as early as 7am by INEC officials. The senatorial by-election is holding in the northern district which houses Ogoja, Yala, Obudu, Obanliku and Bekwara Local Government Area. Obudu LGA is where the only House
By Deji Elumoye, This Day Newspaper The Senate Minority Leader, Sen. Eyinnaya Abaribe has called on the Federal Government to name the headquarters of the Nigeria Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) after the late ranking Senator Rose Oko, who died in the United Kingdom on March 23, 2020. This is just as the President of the Senate,