By Sylvia Akpan Citizen Agba Jalingo, the Editor-in-Chief of CrossRiverWatch will on Tuesday 25th July, 2023 speak in the West African Journalism Innovation Conference, (WAJIC). The inaugural conference which is geared towards amplifying the issues of press freedom violations among others will be held in Abuja Continental Hotel, Nigeria, organized by the Centre for Journalism
By CrossRiverWatch Admin In a miraculous turn of events, an editor at CrossRiverWatch, Mr. Jonathan Ugbal, survived a tragic accident on Saturday night near the mini Itu bridge head in Odukpani Local Government Area. Tragically, at least four individuals, including one female, lost their lives in the crash caused by a truck that collided with
By Sylvia Akpan Former Special Adviser Technical on State Electrification Agency (SEA) during the Governor Ben Ayade’s term, Architect Eric Akpo has been accused of not honoring a lease agreement entered with Mr. Ubong Monday. Both parties – Eric Akpo (Lessor) and Ubong Monday (Lessee) had entered an agreement in February 2022 to lease/operate a
By Jonathan Ugbal Justice Blessing Egwu of the Calabar Division of the High Court of Cross River State on Thursday sentenced one Matthew Sunday Uyangha to 25 years in prison for abduction and rape. Mr. Uyangha had in July 2022, abducted a 13-Year-old ophan (name withheld) from Akpabuyo, drugged her, and took her to somewhere
By Agency Reporter The police in Cross River, South-South Nigeria have arrested a 54-year-old man for allegedly beating his girlfriend to death in Calabar South Local Government Area of the State. The police spokesperson in the State, Irene Ugbo, confirmed the arrest in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Calabar on
By Mary Bassey, House of Assembly Correspondent The Speaker of the Cross River House of Assembly (CRSHA), Honorable Elvert Ayambem has assured the state chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association, (NMA) of the safe release of a Neurologist and Consultant at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH), Prof. Ekanem Philip Ephraim. Doctor Ekanem Philip
By Jonathan Ugbal A prosecution witness, Chinonso Mmuozoba Esq, testified in court on Monday that he cannot confirm whether highly placed individuals in society are beneficiaries of examination malpractice during the bar final exams of the Nigerian Law School. He stated this while under cross-examination by Marshal Abubakar Esq, counsel to the defendant in suit
By Godwin Otang For 6 years and still counting, the MacArthur Foundation in collaboration with African Centre for Media and Information Literacy (AFRICMIL) has sustained the fight against corruption through the whistleblowing policy in Nigeria. The organization’s implementation of the Corruption Anonymous (CORA) project is aimed at persuading citizens to join the fight against corruption,