By Patrick Obia A one-day capacity building training on state budget tracking and monitoring of public projects has ended in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. The training is designed to empower citizens to monitor how public funds are allocated and utilized, verifying the implementation of budgeted projects, and demand accountability where gaps exist. The
As Nigeria moves steadily toward the 2027 general elections, citizens stand at another defining moment in the nation’s democratic journey. Every election offers citizens an opportunity to decide who governs them, what priorities should shape public policy, and the direction their communities will take in the years ahead. This opportunity, however, begins with one patriotic,
By Paschal Okwor Civil society organization, We The People, has trained members of the Cross River State Forest Host Community Network on forest conservation, indigenous rights and community-led environmental protection to strengthen grassroots efforts at safeguarding the state’s forest ecosystems. The training held on Thursday, 2nd July, 2026, during the Second Capacity Strengthening and Resilience
By Bright Daniel The Cross River State House of Assembly has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening the legal and institutional framework for the prevention of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV), pledging to review existing laws, intensify legislative oversight and support policies that guarantee justice and protection for victims across the state. The commitment was made
By Christopher Iyang The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), in collaboration with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), trains and equips Crowd Sourcing Network on crucial capacity-building workshop aimed at responding to a fundamental gap in the protection of Internally Displaced Persons (DPs) / Forcibly Displaced Persons (FDPs) across the seven project States
By Patrick Obia The Basic Rights Counsel Initiative (BRCI), a leading non-profit organization committed to protecting, promoting and safeguarding the rights and welfare of children and vulnerable women in Cross River State and the Niger Delta, has wrapped up a two-day stakeholders’ forum on Gender-Based Violence (GBV) prevention, referral pathways, community response, and women’s leadership.
By Paschal Okwor Students of the Department of Journalism and Media Studies, University of Cross River State (UNICROSS), have commenced their mandatory industrial training with CrossRiverWatch. CrossRiverWatch is Cross River State and Niger Delta’s foremost media house that focuses on accountability, investigative, solution and developmental issues that are closely related to the State and the
By Rejoice Ettah Family Court II, presided over by Hon. Justice Blessing Egwu, has convicted 41-year-old man Edurance Ime Sandy, to life imprisonment. The convict bagged the sentence after found guilty of raping an 11 year old child (name withheld for privacy purpose). Nonsense Known as a no-nonsense for rape, Justice Blessing Egwu in her