Cross River State News Today

The victory of Governor Ben Ayade of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been affirmed by the Cross River Governorship Elections Petition Tribunal sitting in Calabar.

Alex Egbonna of the All Progressives Congress, a member of the House of Representatives, has been sacked by the election tribunal sitting in Calabar.

Agba Jalingo, a journalist, who has been in police detention for over a week, was charged over a report about an alleged diversion of N500 million by the Cross River state governor, Professor Ben Ayade.

The Bayelsa state gubernatorial primary election screening committee of the All Progressives Congress has released the list of those cleared to contest the primary election of the party ahead of the gov election in the state.

The main entrance into Governor Ben Ayade’s office in Calabar was on Wednesday, August 14, blocked by a 26-year-old man identified as Joseph Oko Odey, who was protesting over his late dad’s gratuity.

The REC heading Cross River state and the governorship aspirant of the APC in Bayelsa state, Franland Briyai, has reacted to his sack by INEC, saying he resigned and not sacked.