By Ogar Monday A 76-year-old woman has narrated how some members of her community in Isong-Inyang in Akamkpa Local Government Area, and family members tried killing her and eventually threw her out of her property on the accusation of being a witch. Mrs. Affiong Abritam, a Traditional Birth Attendant (TBA), said trouble started for her
By Jonathan Ugbal Journalists, civil society organizations, and community actors in four states of the Niger Delta region have identified the utilization of beneficial ownership information and data as the panacea for the opacity attributed to the Nigerian extractive sector. The sector comprises the oil and gas subsector and the solid minerals subsector. And, civic
By Angela Atabo, NAN The West Africa Civil Society Institute, WACSI, a brainchild If the Open Society Initiative for West Africa, OSIWA was on Thursday inaugurated in Nigeria. WACSI was conceptualized and opened in Ghana in 2005. It began operations in 2007 with the mandate to strengthen civil society in West Africa to be responsive,
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Foremost Cross River State investigative news outfit, CrossRiverWatch, and 5 other organizations and persons have been awarded in recognition of their “brevity and service to duty in protecting persons accused of witchcraft.” The award, the brainchild of Basic Rights Counsel Initiative, BRCI, an organization that is working to end witchcraft. branding and
By Archibong Jeremiah Cross River State Chapter of the Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) has committed to working with the Vote Not Fight, Election No Be War campaign team to ensure the forthcoming general elections are peaceful and participatory. The State Chairman of IPAC, Mr. Anthony Attah Bissong who played host to the State Technical Committee
By Mary Bassey A non-governmental organization Basic Rights Counsel Initiative, BRCI, has held a training on Foster Care in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. The training, according to Mrs. Eseoghene Edina Ibor, the Program Coordinator of BRCI, is to enlighten members of the public on the procedures, challenges, and criteria for the fostering of
By Ogar Monday Communities in Cross River State have been encouraged to take ownership of the Violence Against Persons Prohibition (VAPP) Law and the Disability Rights Law (DRL), as both laws have expanded the definition of violence and rape. The communities were warned against treating issues around rape “as a family matter” as the VAPP
By Archibong Jeremiah The Cross River State Civil Society Network has endorsed the Vote Not Fight, Election No Be War Campaign. The Convener of the network, Leader Ben Usang committed to supporting the campaign when the Vote Not Fight, Election No Be War Campaign State Technical Committee paid him an advocacy visit on Saturday at