By CrossRiverWatch Admin Listen To The Report Sen. Bassey Otu, the former lawmaker accused of spearheading the arrest and extortion of Mr. Ekpo Victor Ita, publisher of CrossRiverTimes has described the report as untrue. Sen. Otu stated this through his lawyer, Barr. Ekpenyong Akiba while narrating what had transpired in a telephone interview with CrossRiverWatch
By Sylvia Akpan Listen To The Report As the world celebrates International Day for Street Children, Non-Governmental Organizations in Calabar, the Cross River State capital have emphasized the need for a reduced number of children on the streets. The International Day for Street Children is a day set aside on April 12 annually to acknowledge
By Ogar Monday Listen To The Report A Non-Governmental Organization, Rainforest Resource, and Developmental Center, RRDC, has asked the Cross River State Government to furnish it with a detailed report of a fallen trailer in Ikom, laden with suspected illegal timber. In the letter signed by Mr. Odey Oyama, the Executive Director of RRDC, and
By Sylvia Akpan Listen To The Report The Cross River State Governor, Ben Ayade has denied any involvement in the arrest and incarceration of activist and Publisher of CrossRiverWatch, Mr. Agba Jalingo. Ayade, who was speaking on ‘The Morning Show Program’ on Arise TV, said Jalingo was arrested for his involvement in #EndSARS activity. Mr.
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Listen To The Report Policy Alert, a non-governmental organization promoting economic and ecological justice in the Niger Delta, has raised an alarm over alleged plans by security agencies and agents of the Akwa Ibom State Government to launch a series of attacks on its staff, volunteers, and media partners over recent scathing
By Ogar Monday and Blessing Ola Listen To The Report The Calabar branch of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, has commenced activities for its 2022 bar week-themed, “We the People: Agenda for National Consensus,” with a city walk. The walk is the first in a schedule of activities that hopes to raise the political awareness
By Sylvia Akpan Listen To The Report A Cross River State High Court sitting in Akpabuyo Judicial Division has ruled that properties inherited during a marriage are matrimonial properties. Justice A. Ewa in a judgment delivered in suit No: HCA/20/2019 brought before him by Basic Rights Law Partners. The Judge said the properties acquired during
By Jonathan Ugbal A Federal High Court sitting in Calabar and presided over by Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu on Monday, discharged Nigerian journalist and activist, Agba Jalingo in a criminal suit that alleged he committed acts of terrorism, treasonable felony and cyber crimes. This followed the decision of the Cross River State Government to withdraw the