By Jonathan Ugbal A Federal High Court sitting in Calabar and presided over by Justice Rosemary Dugbo Oghoghorie on Thursday nullified the Primaries of the All Progressives Congress, APC for the Yala 2 State Constituency, thereby sacking lawmaker, Honorable Cynthia Nkasi as the candidate of the party and barring her publication as a candidate for
By Jonathan Ugbal The National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, is set to establish a National Register against Hate Speech to promote normative principles and frameworks for the 2023 general elections. NHRC is also working towards verifying and scrutinizing all national laws to ensure compliance with international human rights standards. The Executive Secretary of the Commission,
By Jonathan Ugbal A Federal High Court sitting in Calabar and presided over by Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu has fixed October 24, 2022, for the judgment on a suit seeking to disqualify Senator Bassey Otu as the gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the 2023 general elections. The date was fixed following the
By Jonathan Ugbal Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of the Calabar division of the Federal High Court on Wednesday adjourned until tomorrow (Thursday), a suit seeking the disqualification of Honorable Regina Anyogo as the House of Assembly candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC for the Yala 1 State constituency in the 2023 general elections over confusion
By Our Reporter A Federal High Court sitting in Calabar and presided over by Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu on Wednesday adjourned the hearing on a suit about the candidacy of Prince Bassey Otu as the All Progressive Congress (APC) guber candidate for the 2023 elections until Thursday for parties to reduce into writing, their arguments of
By Patrick Obia The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has debunked reports the Commission will collate the 2023 general election manually. National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Barrister Festus Okoye in a press release on Sunday said he was misinterpreted in an interview he granted. INEC noted that collation and transmission of
By Jonathan Ugbal Listen To The Report Barring any last-minute change, Senator Sandy Onoh, the guber candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP in Cross River State for the March 2023 polls will pick academic entrepreneur, Sir Arthur Jarvis Archibong as his deputy. Different sources within the party told CrossRiverWatch that Senator Onoh communicated his
The inevitability of power struggles in the State as the 2023 elections draw near is certainly unveiling jokers. The consciousness amongst the people, particularly the electorates calls for concern for those whose desire is to lead the State. There are many jokers masquerading as contestants and, while they may be seen as noise makers, it