By Elijah Akoji, Solacebase Aisha Dahiru, in Hatsu ward Miga LGA, a flood victim, lost her voter card during the flooding of her community. But the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has failed to provide her a new voter’s card despite reapplying for a replacement after her card was destroyed by the flood in 2021.
By Ben Aroh, The Whistler Some eligible voters who lost their permanent voter cards and applied for re-issuance claim they are yet to obtain them from their chosen local government areas because of the failure of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to reprint them. Ben Aroh digs into the options left for those in
It is three days to the election and I am happy that the choices before some of us in Cross River State north are clear-cut. If I was given a choice, I’d rather maintain my silence and mourn my loss, but this issue is time-bound and if not now, then I will probably never get
By Aminu Adamu, Wikki Times Barely one week before Nigeria’s general election, residents of rural communities in Zamfara State still live between hope and fear as insecurity that has over the years rendered thousands homeless threatens peaceful polls. “Just a few days ago, militants killed people on their way to Bagega Market, including my best
By CrossRiverWatch Admin CrossRiverWatch Civic Space Editor, Jonathan Ugbal was on Wednesday attacked by agents of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP in Calabar Municipality while covering a protest by youths of the Ikot Abasi Obori community. He was beaten by agents of the PDP outside a campaign office used by two of the party’s candidates –
By Jonathan Ugbal Cross River-based comedian, Isaac Joseph popularly known as Koboko has said Nigeria’s secret police, the SSS invited him for what he suspects to be linked to his video criticizing the Nigerian University system after the death of Ms. Precious Agindi, a 300 Level Library and Information Science student of the University of
I have consistently argued that Nigeria’s stunted development is not entirely the fault of criminal politicians. The electorates have been their major accomplices: they condone and reinforce the spectacular failures of these men and women, and even idolize them in the face of their misrule and misappropriation of public funds. This leaves us in a
Hon. Daniel Asuquo (Dansuki): The Dent In An Otherwise Pristine Image Of The Labour Party. A cautionary exposé by Daniel Ekpenyong. I am compelled to write this pique letter because it will be a great disservice to sit back and watch a looming disaster happen without sounding the alarm to alert others oblivious to the