A tribute to Akin Ricketts By Klem Ikoi “In our world of big names, curiously, our true heroes tend to be anonymous. In this life of illusion and quasi-illusion, a person of solid virtues who can be admired for something more substantial than his well-knownness often proves to be the unsung hero: the teacher, the…
By Frank Ulom Barely one week after the declaration of Prince Bassey Otu as the Governor-elect of Cross River State by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Sandy Onor who came second has said he will challenge the result in the court of justice. Onor made this known in a statement on Sunday in…
Following the conclusion of the 2023 general election on March 18, 25 lawmakers were elected to preside over the 10th Cross River State House of Assembly started from May 29, 2023, to May 29, 2027. Cross River State consists of 18 Local Government Areas and 25 State Constituencies. Each Local Government will have one or…
By Frank Ulom Senator (Prince) Bassey Otu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has been declared the newly elected Governor of Cross River State after winning the 2023 Governorship election. Otu polled won the 2023 Governorship election by a 59% vote difference against his closest contender, Senator (Professor) Sandy Onor of the Peoples Democratic Party…
By Frank Ulom Senator Professor Sandy Onor is a distinguished public intellectual, capacity builder, indefatigable humanist courageous and visionary politician, lover of his community and a highly quoted professor of History. Sandy Onor’s Age and Educational Career He was born at the Holy Family Joint Hospital, Ikom, Cross River State on February 14, 1966. He…
