By Sylvia Akpan The Cross River State Police Command has forged an alliance to strengthen the implementation of criminal justice laws through a strategic partnership with the Basic Rights Counsel Initiative (BRCI). The collaboration was formalized on 13th April 2026, when the Commissioner of Police, CP Rashid B. Afegbua, hosted a delegation of justice sector
By Patrick Obia Neglected Bumaji Community in Boki Local Government Area of Cross River State, has moved to construct roads for themselves after their representatives and the government have failed them. With the rain fast approaching, the community moved to see how they can convey their farm produce to their various homes and markets. In
By CPJ Dear President Tinubu, We, the undersigned Nigerian and international press freedom organizations, write to express alarm over Vice President Kashim Shettima Mustapha’s recent remarks suggesting that no journalists have been harassed in Nigeria since you took office. This mischaracterization conveys a grave indifference to the numerous and well-documented attacks on the press while you have
By Patrick Obia The Teachers Continuous Training Institute, Biase, Cross River State, was established in September 2021 as a world-class academic institution to train and retrain teachers/educators, and artisans in the state and the country, equipping them with modern teaching techniques at affordable rates. Teachers, like many Nigerian workers, are underpaid and find it difficult
By Kelvin Ololo Tension gripped Ogoja Local Government Area of Cross River State following the killing of a 26-year-old woman, an incident that sparked outrage and protests within the community. According to preliminary police reports, the incident occurred on March 28, 2026, at about 6:00 a.m, when a 35-year-old man, identified as Malime Sunday Ejor,
By Sylvia Akpan In a bid to safeguard one of Nigeria’s most ecologically important rainforests, the Renevlyn Development Initiative (RDI), has partnered with journalists in Cross River State to deepen advocacy through a targeted media training focused on the protection of the Ekuri Forest and its rich biodiversity. The engagement, held on Wednesday, March 25,
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Barely two months after an investigative report by CrossRiverWatch exposing a pattern of forced labour imposed on civilian residents within the Mammy Market area of Eburutu Barracks, Calabar, Cross River State, military authorities have discontinued the practice and suspended night-time arrests. The earlier report detailed how residents were compelled to participate in
By Jonathan Ugbal The Court of Appeal on Friday ordered Nigerian Journalist and rights activist, Agba Jalingo to enter his defense before Justice Joyce Abdumalik of the Federal High Court nearly two years after he was discharged and acquitted. Justice Abdumalik had on July 8, 2024 upheld the no-case submission filed by Mr. Jalingo in