By CrossRiverWatch Admin A Magistrate Court sitting in Calabar and presided over by Mrs. Mercy Ene has discharged businessman, Denis Odama after the prosecutors withdrew the holding charge filed against him for bullying Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River State online. The discharge followed the application made by the prosecution, led by F. O. Okoi
By Patrick Obia The Governor of Cross River State, Senator Bassey Otu has ordered the immediate release of incarcerated businessman and social commentator, Dennis Odama from Afokang prison. Governor Otu who gave the order on his verified Facebook page on Wednesday August 19, 2026 said he has been briefed on the matter. Sources from the
By Sylvia Akpan As part of activities to mark the 2026 International Youth Day, the Girls Power Initiative (GPI), has graduated 25 girls as certified peer educators at its 29th annual graduation and public education ceremony. The graduation which took place today, 15th August 2026, at the GPI Conference Hall, Anyamurua Estate, Atimbo Road, Calabar,
Nigeria abandoned the parliamentary system after the military coup that ended the first republic and copied presidential democracy from America. Democracy is not African. Democratically elected leaders are not monarchs. They are politically exposed persons, subject to harsh criticism and public opprobrium. In Africa, we revere our elders and monarchs and rarely criticize them publicly.
By CrossRiverWatch Admin A Chief Magistrates Court sitting in Calabar presided over by Mercy Ene has remanded Denis Odama, a businessman for bullying Cross River Governor, Senator Bassey Otu online. The Court began sitting at around 3:00PM and after listening to F. Okoi Esq for the prosecution and K. Omang Esq for the defendant, relied
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Denis Odama, the Cross River born businessman who was arrested by the Nigerian Police in Lagos for “bullying Governor Bassey Otu online” is set to be arraigned before a Magistrate Court at Moore road after arrival in Calabar. Mr. Odama has spent over three days in detention with two Policemen sent from
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The two Policemen attached to Zone 6 Command of the Nigerian Police in Calabar, on Wednesday secretly moved Cross River born businessman, Mr. Denis Odama from the FESTAC Division of the Force where he was held following his arrest. The duo had arrived from Calabar to move Mr. Odama – a move
Activist Citizen Agba Jalingo says arresting critics under the Cyber Crime Act is a "waste of time" that only makes them more popular. Demanding the release of Denis Odama, he warned that using police to silence dissent will breed more bitterness in government’s second term.