By Ben Aroh, The Whistlers The March 18 2023 guber election in Enugu State took three days to be declared due to alleged non-use of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System and overvoting in Nkanu East LGA. The state returning officer, Prof Maduebibisi Iwe, VC, University of Agriculture, Umudike, and also head of Scripture Union, Nigeria,
By Ogar Monday On the night of Wednesday, 8th February 2023, men from the Nigerian Police Force invaded the home of Mr. Akpanke Peter, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) House of Representatives candidate for Obudu/Bekwarra/Obanliku constituency. The invasion of Akpanke’s country home in Keting, Obudu Local Government Area of Cross River State, was the high
By Kingsley Charles, Rest of World As inflation rises above 20%, middle-class Nigerians are forming WhatsApp groups to buy food items in bulk directly from producers and share among themselves. Rest of World tracked nine such WhatsApp groups across six Nigerian cities, where members could save up to 22% on food items compared to market
By Yemi Sodeeq, The Informant247 Belawu Obalowu, 63, has been participating in Nigerian elections for over two decades. Just like every other time in the past, she was eager to vote for the candidates of her choice on February 25. Not aware of the issues ahead, she went to her Polling Unit 016 (Ode Oyan) of Ajikobi
By Patrick Obia About 15 years after Nigeria finally ceded Bakassi peninsula to Cameroon, Nigerians left behind in the area have continued to face neglect from the Nigerian government. Their abandonment becomes more apparent during the just-conducted presidential and national assembly elections. Out of the 70 polling units in the area, voting took place in
By Patrick Obia The Cross River State Government has commenced fixing of collapsed Abredang health facility after CrossRiverWatch’s investigation. CrossRiverWatch had in February reported on the pathetic state of the health center in Abredang Community in Biase Local Government Area where child deliveries are done in the collapsed facility. The investigation was supported by the Africa
By Ben Aroh, The Whistlers Dr. Offordile Fabian Onah was duly registered by the Independent National Electoral Commission to vote in the 2023 general elections. He had obtained his permanent voter card and waited for Feb 25, 2023, to cast his votes. Alas, Dr. Onah was rejected by the Bimodal Verification Accreditation System! The plight
By Idris Kamal & Hafsat Muhammed, Wikki Times Barely a week before the presidential and national assembly elections this Saturday, Senator Sa’idu Ahmed Alkali, APC Gombe North, distributed sewing, grinding and noodles-making machines to poor and vulnerable women populations in Dukku, Funakaye and Gombe LGs in an alleged attempt to attract their votes, WikkiTimes’ Idris