By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The son of Bashorun MKO Abiola, the presumed winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential elections, Kola Abiola has emerged as the winner of the presidential primary of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) While Abiola got 2,097 votes from across the 36 States including...
Cross River State
PATRICK ABANG Calabar – The immediate past Cross River State Commissioner for Aviation, Dr. Jacob Otu Enyia has accepted the All Progressive Congress (APC) consensus candidate for Boki/Ikom Federal Constituency after two failed attempt to produce a vibrant candidate. Dr. Enyia noted that the party is supreme, and as...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Ambassador Ogar Osim has said that he remained the authentic Chairman of Cross River State Chapter of the Labour Party. Osim described as false the reports that the state chapter of the party is engulfed in a leadership crisis which is threatening the continued...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – A frontline presidential aspirant under the platform of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu has promised to give priority to the dredging of Calabar Port if nominated and elected in the 2023 general election. Tinubu said this on Thursday in Calabar at Transcorp...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Edde Iji Edde, a Professor of Theater and Communication Art University of Calabar has emerged the State Chairman of the People’s Redemption Party (PRP). Prof. Edde, who is a former Commissioner in the State was the sole aspirant for the office of Chairman and...
Gov. Ben Ayade of Cross River says it is the turn of Southern Nigeria to produce the country’s next president in 2023 after the expiration of the eight years of President Muhammadu Buhari in office. According to a statement by Mr Bayo Onanuga, Director, Media and Communication Tinubu Campaign...
By PATRICK ABANG Calabar – The Cross River State Independent Electoral Commission (CROSIEC), has expressed its readiness to conduct the second local government elections on May 24, 2023. The Chairman of CROSIEC, Professor Mike Ushie, stated this in Calabar, while issuing a notice of commencement of preparations for the...
By PATRICK ABANG Calabar – The African Democratic Congress (ADC) aspirant for the Bakassi/Akpabuyu/Calabar South Federal Constituency, Andrew Thomas, has given an assurance that if nominated and elected, he would provide effective representation by doing things differently. Mr. Thomas, who is an American veteran journalist gave the pledge on...
PATRICK ABANG Calabar – Following his withdrawal from the Senatorial primary election for Cross River Southern Senatorial District, which paved way for Asuquo Ekpeyong (jnr) as Senatorial candidate, the former Managing Director of the Cross River State Water Board, Chief Victor Ekpo, has expressed optimism that the APC governorship...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Governor Ben Ayade has denied participating in the Cross River North Senatorial primary election on Saturday. Governor Ayade debunked the report in a statement issued to newsmen on Sunday in Calabar and signed by his Special Adviser Media and Publicity Christian Ita According to...
Sen. Bassey Otu, a former lawmaker who represented Cross River South in the National Assembly, has emerged governorship flag bearer of the All Progressive Congress (APC). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that at the party’s governorship primary election, held at the U.J Esuene Stadium in Calabar, Sen....
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Senator Sandy Onor has emerged as the winner of the governorship primaries of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Cross River State. Senator Onor, the Federal lawmaker representing Cross River Central Senatorial District polled 236 votes to defeat his closest rival, Senator Gershom Bassey,...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – A former Cross River State Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Ntufam Ekpo Okon has clinched the party’s tickets as Cross River South Senatorial candidate for the 2023 general election. Announcing the results of the primary election, held at Vanecia Arena in Calabar,...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – A frontline presidential aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State has laid out his plans on how he would address Nigeria’s electricity problem should he become the country’s next president. Governor Ayade unveiled his blueprint in an...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The Nigerian Girls Guides Association (NGGA), a Non Governmental Organization (NGO) has partnered the Independent National Electoral Commission ( INEC), UN Woman National Orientation Agency (NOA) National Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) and community leaders in an efforts to encourage women’s participation in the...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Senate President, Ahmad Lawan on Friday said President Mohamadu Buhari would commission for the first time the controversial 2nd Niger Bridge in Anambra State, South East Nigeria. Senator Lawan, a leading presidential aspirant on the platform of the All Progressive Congress (APC), disclosed this...
By PATRICK ABANG Calabar – Cross River State Governor and frontline presidential aspirant of the APC, Ben Ayade has received the report of the State Judicial Welfare Review Committee with a pledge to announce a new salary template for the state’s judicial officers within one week. Speaking on Thursday...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The Director General of Cross River State Primary Healthcare Development Agency, Dr. Janet Ekpenyong has debunked reports of active cases of monkey pox in the state as reported by some online media platforms. Dr. Ekpeyong, who spoke in a telephone interview with our correspondent,...
Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, Presidential Aspirant of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), says if he is elected president of Nigeria, he would work with the National Assembly to restructure Nigeria. Abubakar said this on Saturday in Calabar while addressing party delegates and stakeholders as the party prepares for its May...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The Cross River State Government has urged religious leaders, traditional rulers, parents, schools, churches, and caregivers to support public enlightenment campaigns meant to eradicate Polio Virus Type Two amongst children and reduce childhood diseases. Addressing mothers, caregivers, teachers, and students at the flag-off of the...