By Ovat Abeng The newly elected 21 chairmen and 362 ward chairmen in the just concluded All Progressive Congress (APC), Local government/ward congresses in Anambra State have endorsed Chief Basil Ejidike, as their consensus candidate for the position of state chairman ahead of the state executive congress. The endorsement took place on Thursday in Awka…
Cross River State is emphasizing that its efforts to regain littoral status should not be interpreted as a claim on any territory belonging to Akwa Ibom State. Mr. Nsa Gill, Special Adviser on Public Affairs to Governor Bassey Otu, addressed this point during a briefing, stating the need for clarification due to what he described…
By Kelvin Obambon The African Democratic Congress (ADC) Coalition Movement has issued a stern warning to Nigeria’s opposition parties, describing the recently concluded FCT Area Council elections as a “wake-up call” and a preview of a larger plot by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to compromise the…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman, Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda, has urged Nigerians to celebrate Kogi State youths for donating N100 million towards President Bola Tinubu’s 2027 presidential nomination forms, describing the gesture as a historic milestone. The National Working Committee (NWC) of the APC has directed groups and individuals planning to purchase expression of…
By Kelvin Obambon Rt. Hon. Orok Duke, PhD, a prominent stakeholder and elder statesman in Cross River, has thrown his full weight behind Governor Bassey Edet Otu’s aggressive push to recover the state’s oil wells ceded to Akwa Ibom. Duke, a two time deputy speaker of the Cross River House of Assembly and former Commissioner…
By Kelvin Obambon The African Democratic Congress (ADC) Coalition Movement in Cross River State has issued a scathing assessment of the ongoing oil well dispute between Cross River and Akwa Ibom States, describing the situation as a manifestation of “greed” and a glaring failure of the All Progressives Congress (APC) leadership at the federal level….
…Distances himself from controversy, throws full weight behind Governor Bassey Otu’s evidence-based quest for justice. My attention has been drawn to recent attempts by certain individuals to deliberately misrepresent my contributions on the floor of the 6th Senate concerning the Bakassi Peninsula and the consequential loss of the 76 oil wells by Cross River State….
PRESS STATEMENT BY AGGRIEVED MEMBERS OF THE ALL PROGRESSIVES CONGRESS (APC), BOKI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA This press statement was issued to the public on Thursday, 20th February 2026, in Calabar, following extensive consultations among concerned stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Boki Local Government Area of Cross River State. We, the undersigned and…
By Ovat Abeng The Anambra State Chapter of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) has expressed readiness to participate fully in the August 29th, 2026 local government election in the state, announced by the State Independent Electoral Commission (ANSIEC). Engr Levi Obiaduo, the State secretary of the party, disclosed this while briefing Journalists at the…
By Ovat Abeng A joint delegation of the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Working Committee (NWC) Screening Committee and the Local Harmonization Committee on Wednesday visited the Anambra State chapter of the party to deliberate on the ongoing ward and local government congresses. According to a statement issued by the State Publicity Secretary, Chris Okey…