By Yemi Sodeeq, The Informant247 Without a thorough audit of the voter register before the 2023 general elections, many foreigners who are already in possession of Nigerian permanent voter registration cards will cast their ballots. In Kosubosu, a border community in Baruteen Local Government Area of Kwara State, a number of foreigners from the Republic
By Archibong Jeremiah Journalists and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in the South-South geopolitical zone have been trained and tasked with conflict-sensitive reporting, 2023 general elections, and countering fake news. The over 35 participants were charged at a 2-day workshop in Port Harcourt organized by the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) in partnership with the
This is a keynote presentation by the National President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Comrade Chris Isiguzo in a 2-day (7- 10 November 2022) training on Conflict Sensitive Reporting, 2023 General Elections And Countering Fake News in Port Harcourt for journalists and civic space actors. The training is organized by the Centre for Democracy and
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
Ahead of Nigeria’s 2023 general elections, residents of some hard-to-reach communities in Gombe state cannot participate in the general election. They were disenfranchised by INEC officials who accepted kickbacks in order to travel long distances to capture potential voters. WikkiTimes’ IDRIS Kamal and HAFSAH MUHAMMED report that, for failing to mobilize resources for INEC officials, many residents
By Jonathan Ugbal Justice Rosemary Dugbo Oghoghorie of the Calabar Division of the Federal High Court has reserved November 24, 2022, to deliver judgment on a suit by the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, and its Cross River guber candidate, Senator Sandy Onoh seeking the disqualification of the guber and deputy guber candidates of the All
By SaharaReporters The Nigerian Senate on Wednesday confirmed the nomination of 19 Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Their confirmation comes despite reservations from individuals and groups through petitions and complaints that some of the nominees are card-carrying members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). At least two of
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Cross River, Dr. Alalibo Johnson has tasked political parties in the State to mobilize those who are yet to get their Permanent Voter’s Cards, PVCs to do so. Dr. Johnson, who resumed in August for a second stint as