By Emmanuel Egobiambu, Channels TV The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has extended the deadline for the collection of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) to February 5, 2023. INEC earlier extended the deadline for the collection of PVCs but a National Commissioner with the electoral umpire Festus Okoye said the time frame has been pushed forward
By Abdulrahaman Taye, The Informant247 Nigeria’s electoral umpire once claimed it had removed polling units from palaces, worship centers, and private residences across the country, tagging them as inappropriate places. However, in this report, The Informant27’s Abdulrahaman Taiye documented how the Emir of Ilorin’s palace in Kwara state is still designated polling units. Named Ilorin West
Frankly, the broadside from Governor Liyel Imoke at Governor Ayade was a distraction that Cross Riverians do not need. It did not advance the case for “Atiku for President” a single centimeter, it did not help the case of the PDP candidate, Senator Sandy Onor, and it did very little if anything for Governor Imoke’s
With only 46 days to elections, Governor Ayade is either reluctant or afraid of going to campaign in the communities he wants votes from, to return to the Senate. Cross River Northern senatorial district, where he aspires to represent again has 51 political wards. Since the commencement of campaign activities officially, he has only been
By Godwin Otang An Appeal Court sitting in Calabar has upheld the ruling of the Federal High court, Calabar, which declared Senator Bassey Otu, as the authentic candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Cross River State. Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of the Federal High Court, Calabar, had delivered a judgment on suit number FHC/CA/CS/106/2022
By Agency Reporter The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Cross River State has announced an indefinite postponement of the flag-off of its state campaign earlier rescheduled from 5 to 10 December. This was contained in a statement from the APC spokesperson in the state, Erasmus Ekpang, on Thursday in Calabar. Mr. Ekpang said a new
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Justice Fadimatu Aminu of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, declared the All Progressives Congress (APC)’s senatorial primary for Cross River Central, which produced the Speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly, Eteng Jonah Williams as null and void. Justice Aminu, in a suit brought by one of the
I have never been in power before. But watching from ‘out of power’, like fans in the stands, affords us the vantage position to see the whole pitch and analyze the players. Watching from the sidelines in our clime, you can easily observe a very common pattern with the crop of leaders we have been