By Patrick Obia Stakeholders have identified functional institutions as a panacea in peacebuilding and co-existence in the Niger Delta region of the country. This was a hallmark of a multi-stakeholders Niger Delta Regional Peacebuilding Strategy Implementation town hall meeting held in Calabar, the Cross River State capital on Friday, May 19th, 2023. The stakeholders comprising
By Jonathan Ugbal An unidentified officer of the Cross River State Fire Service and trainees on Wednesday beat up a staff of the State’s Internal Revenue Service, CRSIRS, Mr. Peter Agba while he was photographing vehicles of the service at a mechanic workshop in Calabar. The mechanic workshop is located inside the fire and rescue
By Patrick Obia Social movements, activists, and journalists among others have been urged to collaborate and connect among themselves to fight against injustices and all forms of human rights violations in Nigeria. This was the take-home message from a three-day “Organizing and Mobilizing Training for Selected Social Movements, Human Rights Defenders, and Civil Society Organizations
By Sylvia Akpan The Executive Director and founder of Atycare Initiative marked her birthday with pupils of St. Peters Primary School, Ikot Offiong Ambai, Akpabuyo Local Government, Cross River State. Born 2nd of May, Atim disclosed that the reason behind celebrating her birthday with the pupils is a way of giving back to society. She
By Mary Bassey The Association of Cross River Online Journalists (ACROJ) in the State has acknowledged the challenges Journalists face in the course of performing their duty as stipulated in section 22 of the 1999 Constitution of Nigeria (as amended). ACROJ in a press statement signed by its Chairman, Mr. Edem Darlington to mark this
By Jonathan Ugbal Cross River Governor, Benedict Ayade has accused some journalists of deliberately destroying his name to ensure their business thrives which led to a wrong perception of him by the people. Governor Ayade was fingered behind the travails of journalist and activist, Citizen Agba Jalingo after his Gestapo-styled arrest in 2019 led to
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The publisher of CrossRiverWatch and founder of the Agba Jalingo Foundation for Investigative and Accountability Journalism, (AJFIAJ) has lauded journalists across the globe on World Press Freedom Day. AJFIAJ founder, Citizen Agba Jalingo in a statement said marking the day is essential, especially in Cross River. He said, “Press freedom is essential
By Ike Uchechukwu, Vanguard Newspaper The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria, Cross River state branch in the early hours of Tuesday downed tools and shut down all courts in the state over unmet demands by the state government. Vanguard Newspaper learned that several notices had been given before the Union decided to embark on an