By Our Reporters A lecturer of the Department of Philosophy in the University of Calabar, Mr. Gabriel Agabi Akwaji has been arrested by the Nigerian Police Force in Northern Cross River State for impersonating an ad hoc staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Dr. Dominic Abakedi, in the Presidential and National Assembly polls
By Our Reporters The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Cross River has postponed the Statewide collation of election results to Monday, 27 February 2023 at 10am. The State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) Prof. Gabriel Yomere disclosed this in Calabar tonight after the long wait. He said the delay is due to the terrain of
By Our Reporters The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Cross River will begin the collation of election results in the State by 7pm, Sunday 26 February 2023. The State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) Prof. Gabriel Yomere disclosed this in Calabar this afternoon stating that the exercise which was slated for 12 noon was adjusted
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Haruna Salihu Mohammed, Publisher of WikkiTimes, a Bauchi-based investigative platform in Bauchi State is being held at Criminal Investigation Department (CID), Bauchi Police Headquarters on the order of the State Governor, Bala Mohammed. Haruna was arrested earlier yesterday at Duguri, the governor’s hometown in the local council, where he was covering the
By Our Reporters INEC officials in Yache ward, Yala LGA (Sen. Stephen Odey’s ward) are just arriving at the collation center with results. CrossRiverWatch had reported that they allegedly refused to submit the results at the Yala LGA collation center. Read the earlier report here. The Yala INEC EO, Eme Umo confirmed this to our
By Our Reporters News reaching us has it that Yala APC agents are not available at the collation center – INEC office. Citizen reporters informed CrossRiverWatch that “After voting ended yesterday, INEC officials in Yache ward, Yala LGA, (Sen. Stephen Odey’s Ward), have allegedly refused to return results to the INEC office, till this time.
By Agency Report The Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) has extended voting in the Presidential and National Assembly Elections in Cross River State to Sunday, 26 February. This was disclosed in a statement signed by Anthonia Nwobi, head of department, voter education and publicity, on behalf of Gabriel Yomere, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Cross
By Our Reporters Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, monitoring the presidential and national assembly polls made some arrests of suspected vote buyers. One All Progressives Congress (APC) House of Assembly candidate in Cross River State was among those arrested. Mr. Stanley Nsemo, vying to represent Calabar Municipality in the State Assembly