By Ita Williams, Calabar Cross River State Independent Electoral Commission (CROSIEC) has announced the extension of the state’s local government council election by one week, with a new date set for Saturday, November 2, 2024. CROSIEC had earlier scheduled the council polls for October 26. The Chairman of the commission, Dr. Ekong Edet Boco, made…
By Princewill Kingston It is no longer news that Nigerians are railing, cursing and getting angrier by the day over unparalleled hardship which has dramatically taken another dimension since the current administration came on board on May 29, 2023. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his team seem to have lost grip of the economy and…
Gov. Bassey Otu . By Anietie Akpan The Governor of Cross River State, Senator Bassey Otu, has slashed the fees for Chairmanship and Councillorship forms of the forthcoming Local Government elections in the state. The Cross State Independent Electoral Commission (CROSIEC) Law stipulates that Chairmanship candidates are required to pay N5 million for the form,…
Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio By Anietie Akpan The President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, CON has congratulated Edo State Governor-elect, Senator Monday Okpebholo and his deputy, Hon. Dennis Idahosa on their hard fought but well-deserved victory in the Edo state governorship election. Akpabio, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and…
Édo Governor Elect, Senator Monday Okpebholo (L) and Gov. Bassey Otu. By Anietie Akpan Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Edet Otu has welcomed the triumph of the All Progressive Congress (APC) at weekend’s gubernatorial election in Edo State with open arms. He extended his heartfelt congratulations to the Governor-elect, Senator Monday Okpebholo. In a…
By Anietie Akpan The Speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Elvert Ayambem, has clarified that the tenure for elected officials in the Local Government Council’s in the state remains three years, and not four as earlier reported. A press release by the Chief Press Secretary to Governor, Comrade Nsa Gill…