By Jonathan Ugbal The witness of the claimants in Suit number HC/296/2019 of the High Court of Cross River State failed to show up on Monday for cross examination, elongating the matter of alleged libel and defamation of the Cross River Microfinance Bank. Online newspaper, CrossRiverWatch and the Publisher, Agba Jalingo are listed as second
By Maxwell Effiong and Patrick Obia Interns of the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH) have protested over 11 months unpaid salary. The management since August 2, 2021 suspended the interns for asking for their wages. The peaceful protest held today, Monday, in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. Their takeoff point was IBB Way by
By Archibong Jeremiah Ahead of planned peaceful protest, the Cross River State Police Command has invited leaders aggrieved interns of the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH) for dialogue. The UCTH interns are currently preparing to exercise their fundamental rights to press home their demand to the management of the hospital who sacked them for
By Patrick Obia And Sylvia Felix Non Governmental Organization, Atycare Initiative has donated essential educational materials to 260 public school children in Calabar metropolis, says it is her dream to give a helping hand to vulnerable in the society. The outreach which is occasional was held at Government primary school Obufa Esuk, Calabar South and
By Archibong Jeremiah and Sylvia Felix Hon. Justice E. E. Ita of Calabar Family Court Judicial Division has convicted three for raping underage girls. The rapists are 38 year old Effiom Edem Bassey who defiled a 5 year old girl, 27 year old Hassan Abdullahi raped a 12 year old child and Nicholas Edet who raped
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Ezeiruaka Ifenyiwa Fidelia, the youth corper who was victimized by a Lieutenant attached to the 13 Brigade of the Nigerian Army in Calabar, Chika Viola Anele has opened up on issues surrounding the actions of the soldier. Ms. Fidelia told CrossRiverWatch in an exclusive interview Monday in Lagos that the incident happened
By Patrick Obia The Nigerian Army, headquarters has reacted to the viral video and images where a commissioned female Army officer, Lt. Chika Viola Anele, dehumanised and assaulted a youth corp member, Ezeiruaku Ifeyinwa Fidelia, serving at the 13 Brigade headquarters in Calabar, describing it as “monumental embarrassment” to the Force. The Army in a
By Jonathan Ugbal A video obtained by CrossRiverWatch shows a female Lieutenant attached to the 13 Brigade of the Nigerian Army in Calabar, Chika Viola Anele bathing and assaulting a female Corps member, Ezeiruaka Ifenyiwa Fidelia. It is unclear when the incident occured but Army sources say the assault happened after an argument between the