By Favour Adinya Basic Rights Counsel Initiative (BRCI) and Women’s Rights Advancement and Protection Alternative (WRAPA) have concluded the Unfinished Business project in Calabar, the capital of Cross River State. The project is a strategic initiative aimed at advancing inclusive electoral reforms, gender equity, and democratic accountability in Nigeria – supported by PAACA, PLAC, and
Try and have a conversation about development, (not politics), with some of those people you call capacity leaders and notice somethings. The first challenge is that the followers themselves don’t even have a full grasp of what development entails. So even the people, who are mostly timid and sycophantic, can hardly have the courage or
They called for comprehensive legal reforms, stricter penalties for non-compliance, and continued public advocacy to end gas flaring and reduce methane emissions in Nigeria, with the media urged to do more for indigenous communities demanding action to protect their rights and the environment.
“Speaking is our right. If we keep quiet, our children will stand on our graves to lay curses on us
The stifling of free speech in Cross River is not always overt, but its consequences are clear: fear, silence, and a shrinking civic space. It discourages critical reporting, undermines democracy, and leaves the most vulnerable without a voice
By Kelvin Ololo The World Health Organization (WHO) has reported that over two million girls under the age of 15 give birth every year, an alarming figure that has raised concern among experts. WHO said, these “child mothers” face serious health risks and often endure stigma, shame, rejection, abandonment, and increased vulnerability to predators and
By Kelvin Ololo In other to curb the prevalence of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and harmful traditional practices such as Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), bride price exploitation, child marriage, son preference, gender inequality in sharing family inheritance and other vices, Gender and Development Action (GADA) has called on the Traditional Rulers Council in Cross River State
with one month left for her to complete the scheme, she was invited last week Wednesday, June 18th to face a disciplinary committee at the orientation camp at Iyana Ipaja