By Patrick Obia The Commissioner of Police Federal Capital Territory, Abuja has filed a two-count charge on cybercrimes against the Editor-in-Chief of CrossRiverWatch, Citizen Agba Jalingo. The suit with charge number FHC/ABJ/CR/565/2022 has the Commissioner of Police Abuja as the complainant states that the charge is in connection with the article Agba published about Mrs.
By Jonathan Ugbal The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the oil-producing states in Nigeria over “their failure to account for the spending of the oil derivation refunds of N625bn recently paid to them by the Federal Government, including details and locations of projects executed with the money.” The Federal
By Patrick Obia Suspected agents believed to hail from Calabar South Local Government Council on Monday 2 January 2023 at the popular Watt Market Shopping Center Complex harassed petty traders and their Vice Chairman – Chinedu Igwe beaten into a coma. According to pictures and videos by Effio-Ita Nyok, the publisher of NegroidHaven, the suspects
By Ogar Monday The Police Division in Okpoma, Yala Local Government Area of Cross River State, has stopped a Protest by youths in Okpoma who were out to register their displeasure with the state of the road in their communities. The youths who had gathered to march against the state of the road said it
By Ogar Monday The police in Cross River State on Tuesday, December 12, 2022, recovered the body of 5 persons who were beaten to death on the accusation of being witches by some youths from Ndong Nwong Community in Odukpani Local Government Area of the State. The deceased are three women and two men – Iquo
By Patrick Obia The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Cross River State office has joined the rest of the world to commemorate 2022 International Human Rights Day, calling for an end to witchcraft branding and all forms of abuse. This year’s exercise with the theme “dignity, freedom and justice for all,” kicked off with a
By Patrick Obia Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), Fourth Estate of the Realm – the media as well as the government have been enjoined to collaborate to save the shrinking civic space. This was the affirmation of both state and no state actors in a 2-day Strengthening Civic Advocacy and Local Engagement (SCALE), Series Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue
By Patrick Obia Cross River journalists and peace advocates – Efio-Ita Nyok and Ukorebi Esien have been inducted as Associates of the Institute of Chartered Mediators and Conciliators (ICMC). The duo has been advocates of peacebuilding for a half decade and on Tuesday 29 November was among others honored as associates as part of their