by crossriverwatch admin There was palpable tension in Bakassi Local government Area on Saturday following a discovery that some politicians had perfected plans to use the Bakassi returnees for election rigging in Akpabuyo and Bakassi Resettlement Camps. Security Operatives dispatched around the area further confirmed this as heavy armed policemen and Civil Defence men were
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by crossriverwatch admin The general low turnout of voters that greeted the Saturday local government election has been ascribed to the rumor which made the rounds yesterday that the elections will not hold as scheduled and the fact that only one party, PDP fielded candidates in the council elections. Mr. Efiok Cobham, the State Deputy
by crossriverwatch admin The height of the culture of impunity, lawlessness and disregard for the due process which are the corner stones and hall marks of the PDP controlled Government of Cross River State under Liyel Imoke came to the fore today when, the so called Cross River State Independent Electoral Commission, CROSIEC in collusion
by crossriverwatch admin The Cross River State commandant of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Dr. Benito Eze said yesterday that about 1000 men have been deployed for the local government council elections holding tomorrow Saturday September 21 2013. Eze, during an interactive session with newsmen in Calabar, said his men in collaboration
by crossriverwatch admin The High Court of Cross River State of Nigeria, Calabar Division presided over by Honourable Justice Ofem Ikpi Ofem this afternoon delivered its ruling in the two notices of Preliminary Objection by CROSIEC challenging the jurisdiction of the Court to hear and determine the suits ( HC/303/2013 and HC/305/2013 respectively) filed by
by crossriverwatch admin There is palpable tension within and around the High Court of Calabar along Moore Road as security has been beefed up in and around the court premises. CrossRiverWatch visit to the Court this morning saw different supporters of the political parties gathered to discuss the possible outcome of the judgment. The judgement
by crossriverwatch admin As the legal battle rages on in the High Court in Calabar to determine whether the newly registered All Progressives Congress, APC is eligible to contest the September 21 local council elections or not, a legal practitioner and chieftain of the opposition in the state, Barrister Okoi Obono Obla has alleged that