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This Has Caused Us ‘Monumental Embarrassment’ – Army On Officer Dehumanizing Corp Member

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

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VIDEO: Female Army Officer Assaults Corp Member In Calabar

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

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CALABAR: Aggrieved Civil Servants Protest Three Years Unpaid Salaries, Seek Head Of Service Sack

By Patrick Obia Dozens of aggrieved civil servants in Cross River, on Wednesday, shutdown the new secretariat complex in Calabar to protest the non-payment of their salaries for a period of three years. They bore placards with different inscriptions, chanting songs, demanding the sack of the Head of Service (HOS), Mrs. Geraldine Akpet-Ekanem for alleged

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Open Governance: Investigative Journos Get Training On Reporting Extractive Industries

By CrossRiverWatch Admin In what seems a paradigm shift from existing norms, over a dozen journalists were on Friday in Calabar, trained on reporting in depth the extractive industries in Cross River State in a bid to promote contract transparency, beneficial ownership, accountability, and overall transparency in the sector. The training, which had physical and

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Nigerian Government Is Stifling The Civic Space – Activist, Gabriel Adim, Says The People Should Be Brave

By Sylvia Felix, Theresa Augustine and Isioma Amifor Civic Activist and Media Practitioners Forum Lead, Gabriel Adim, has called for civic atmosphere where citizens can express themselves without undue stifling. Comrade Adim made the assertion on episode 265 of “The Dailogue With Agba Jalingo” on Hit 95.9 FM, Calabar where he featured as a guest

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#TDWAJ EPISODE 265 – The Shrinking Civic Space: Media Rights Infringement And It’s Implications On Journalism

The Dialogue With Agba Jalingo is a topical radio program which airs on Hit95.9FM Calabar, Sundays 6-7pm. Introduction The civic space is a concept rather than a physical space that created by a set of universally-accepted rules, which allow people to organise, participate and communicate with each other freely and without hindrance, and in doing

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Royal African Foundation End Week Long Activity In Calabar, Sues For Spirit Of Volunteerism

By Sylvia Felix, Theresa Augustine And Rosemary Nkereuwem The Royal African Foundation has ended a week long volunteering activities in Calabar, the Cross River State capital where it charged young minds on the need to volunteer to humanity. The week long volunteering exercise which kicked off with a visit to Offiong Ikpeme Foundation, Calabar South

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Accountability: ‘Beam More Light On Budget Tracking’ – Isine Ibanga To Journalists

By Sylvia Felix Award winning veteran journalist, Isine Ibanga has urged journalists to track the performance of budgets in the State in order to promote accountability. Ibanga, who publishes The Next Edition, stated this Monday in a virtual training session for staff of Cross River’s foremost online Newspaper, CrossRiverWatch on investigative journalism where he averred

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