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
By Jonathan Ugbal The Executive Director of Policy Alert, a civic space organization operating in the Niger Delta has been nominated alongside nine others to the National Steering Committee, NSC of the Open Government Partnership, OGP in Nigeria. The OGP is a global initiative that promotes transparency, citizen participation, and accountability in government. Nigeria joined
By Jonathan Ugbal Stakeholders drawn from different walks of life in the Niger Delta on Tuesday in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital called for proper attention to the ecological issues bedeviling the region at the second edition of the Niger Delta Alternatives Convergence, NDAC. Key among the issues is the divestments carried out by
By Sylvia Akpan A quarterly foster care meeting of the Basic Rights Counsel Initiative (BRCI) and partners has been held in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. A key partner, the State Ministry of Humanity and Social Welfare was absent in the meeting meant to look into teething issues of fostering and adoption in Cross
By Patrick Obia Center for Social Studies, Research, and Advocacy – We The People (WTP), has reopened its Rights Academy in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. Seventeen pioneer students were inducted. The Rights Academy is a platform to create a framework and opportunity for young people in Cross River and Nigeria, to come together
By CrossRiverWatch Admin A Cross Riverian, Endora Williams has narrated how one of the Police officers arrested in Rivers State for assaulting a citizen almost got killed when he was in Calabar. Endora, who took to Facebook to express herself after seeing the news of the arrest of the cops, said she was neighbors with