By Jonathan Ugbal Mrs. Elizabeth Alami Ayade, the sister-in-law of Cross River State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade on Monday, failed to show up at the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, command of the Nigeria Police Force to defend her criminal defamation petition against CrossRiverWatch publisher, Citizen Agba Jalingo. Mr. Jalingo was arrested on Friday at his
By CrossRiverWatch Admin CrossRiverWatch publisher, Citizen Agba Jalingo has arrived the Nigeria Police Force State Criminal Investigation Department in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory to answer to a petition by Mrs. Elizabeth Alami Ayade, sister in-law of Cross River Governor, Senator Benedict Ayade bordering on defamation and infringement of integrity. He was arrested last weekend
By Patrick Obia CrossRiverWatch’s entertainment correspondent, Clement Oto-obong, better known as Walata Worldwide has bagged the entrepreneur award, 2022. One of Cross River’s best celebrity photographers and photojournalists bagged the award in ‘August Meeting’ an event organized by Dr. Lomosmith Concept 6th edition, on Sunday, August 21, 2022, at the Dome Municipal Garden, Calabar. The
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 Judex Okoro, The Sun Newspaper Cross River State Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Venatius Ikem, Esq. has stated that they would only participate in the Local Government Elections on the condition that Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) is used to conduct polls. The Chairman of Cross River State Independent Electoral Commission (CROSIEC) Dr.
By Jonathan Ugbal The Federal Capital Territory, FCT, command of the Nigeria Police Force has granted CrossRiverWatch Publisher, Citizen Agba Jalingo bail after hiding him from his lawyers and other activists for hours. Mr. Jalingo was arrested at his Ogudu residence in Lagos State on Friday following a petition from Mrs. Elizabeth Alami Ayade, the
By Jonathan Ugbal The Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities, SSANU, and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Allied and Education Institutions, NASU, on Saturday suspended their strike actions after a meeting with the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu in Abuja. The suspension is expected to take effect from Wednesday and will last an initial 60
By Jonathan Ugbal Rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong who is serving a one-month jail term handed him by the Chief Judge of the High Court of Akwa Ibom State, Justice Ekaette Obot for alleged contempt has filed a notice of appeal to vacate the committal order. The notice was filed on Friday in suit number HU/279/2019