By Jonathan Ugbal and Maxwell Effiong Nigeria’s former Ambassador to Mali, Soni Abang last weekend called for drastic action from communities over the massive logging going on in Eastern Boki local government area of central Cross River State. Abang, a former two-term Chairman of the People Democratic Party in Cross River State said the level
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The aircraft, a Boeing 737 – 36Q (WL) with Registration Number: 5N – BYQ and Serial number: 30334/3120 is said to be airborne and is expected to land soon in Lagos on its first test flight. It has three pilots on-board, Capt. Stan and Capt. Rundolph of Vanguard Aviation Services and Capt.
By Jonathan Ugbal Family and friends of Emmanuel Akomaye Parker Undiandeye, a Major General in the Nigerian Army will celebrate his exploits as a soldier on Easter Sunday, invitation cards shared with CrossRiverWatch say. The top Army General was a member of the Troop Contributing Countries (TCC) Working Group for the development of the second
By Jonathan Ugbal Nigerian Journalist, Agba Jalingo who risks a death sentence if convicted of alleged acts of terrorism and treason over a newspaper publication will join other panelists virtually on May 1, 2021 to discuss capacity building for public defenders of press freedom. The panel discussion which will hold in Namibia is part of
By Patrick Obia DC Stove Element, ousted two hundred and ninty-nine (299) competitors from 299 universities world-wide with an innovative cooking stove which can make use of five elements – electric current, wind, solar energy amongst others. The eleven hours competition UNICROSS co-hosted, staged online through zoom, saw innovators in various varsities across the globe
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The hundreds of millions of dollars (US) multinational energy companies pay every year towards development in the Niger Delta are having negligible impact on people’s lives or environmental protection, a new study co-authored by civil society organizations Policy Alert (Nigeria), Publish What You Pay (PWYP) UK, has found. The report, “What’s in It for Us?” is
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Ogoja division of the High Court of Cross River State has granted an order restraining any person from entering the premises housing Magistrate Court 2 in Ogoja magisterial division pending the determination of the Motion on Notice filed by the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA). The Ogoja branch of the NBA approached
By Archibong Jeremiah Aisha Yesufu, a Nigerian socio-political activist, and co-convener of the Bring Back Our Girls Movement has tackled the Cross River State Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade for advertising that he is working. The activist went head-on with the Governor when she gave keynote speech at the 2021 NBA Week Calabar. She asserted that,