By CrossRiverWatch Admin The national body of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) recently bestowed on DailyTrust correspondent, Eyo Charles the Torch Bearer of Press Freedom Award. The award is usually given to editors, reporters, media practitioners who faced persecution, humiliation, attacks, detention, imprisonment, physical injury or suffered death in the course of performing their
By Patrick Obia and Maxwell Effiong Association of Cross River Online Journalists (ACROJ) has urged the Federal Government of Nigeria and Cross River State Government to drop all charges against journalists standing trial for doing their job. The union of online journalists practicing in Cross River State made the call in a statement issued by
Solidarity Message by Organized Labour in Cross River State To Nigerian Workers in Commemoration of the 2021 International Workers’ Day (May Day) Protocol Gentlemen of the Press, Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen, Labour veterans here present, Comrades, I bring you warm felicitations from the State Councils of the TUC and NLC on the occasion of this
By Jonathan Ugbal The organised labour in Cross River have suspended all worker’s day related activity for a protest as the kidnapped Chairman of the Nigerian Labour Congress in the State, Comrade Ben Ukpepi has remained missing for over one month. Ukpepi was kidnapped on 41 days ago on March 21, 2021 at his residence
By Jonathan Ugbal Primary and Secondary schools form the basis in the Nigerian educational system and unfortunately, in Cross River State, public and civil servants have devised a means to enrich themselves via a systemic means of extortion that grows every year. Two boards, the Cross River State Universal Basic Education Board and the Cross
By Premium Times The ECOWAS Court of Justice has fixed June 29, 2021 for judgment in a suit challenging the “unlawful” arrest and prosecution of a Nigerian journalist and publisher, Agba Jalingo, under the cybercrime, terrorism and criminal code laws. The suit was instituted by a civil society group, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project
By Patrick Obia and Rachel Idim “I am pleased to announce to you that whatever has a beginning has an end, I think today should be the end of our sitting. I came, I saw and I conquered. Let’s not say it’s a good end but a beautiful end. The panel has been one of
By Archibong Jeremiah Some retired Police Officers have protested poor renumeration after service, raised alarm of corruption in the pension and housing scheme. The aggreaved retirees didn’t just protest, but threatened to move out of the pension scheme they called fraudulent, did so this morning (Wednesday) at the Cross River State Police Command Headquarters, Daimond