By Jonathan Ugbal The Cross River Microfinance Bank on Thursday closed its case in suit number HC/296/2019 before Justice Maurice Eneji of the High Court of Cross River State, after presenting only one witness in a libel suit against CrossRiverWatch, and it’s publisher, Agba Jalingo. The bank is seeking, among other things, NGN2 billion as
By Archibong Jeremiah Civil Military Legal Desk officers of the Nigerian Army, investigative journalists and human rights advocates have been trained by Friedrich Ebert Stiftung on benefits of collaborating while protecting the fundamental human rights of Nigerians. The 3-day workshop which was held in Lagos State was described as “apt” by Hon. Abdulrasak Sa’ad Namdas,
By Patrick Obia Civic Media Lab (CML) has trained journalists in advanced investigative reporting in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. The training is a component of CML Local Investigative Reporting for Increasing Government Accountability and Transparency at the Grassroots Project. Held at the secretariat of Association of Cross River Online Journalists (ACROJ), the facilitator
By Jonathan Ugbal The criminal trial of Nigerian journalist and rights activist, Agba Jalingo, for alleged acts of terrorism and treasonable felony over an article he wrote in July 2019 has been adjourned until February 2022 for hearing. At the resumption of hearing on the matter on Thursday before Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of the Calabar
By CrossRiverWatch Admin A High Court of Justice sitting in Calabar and presided over by Justice Maurice Eneji has adjourned until December 9, for pretrial and possible hearing of a libel suit filed by the Commissioner for Sustainable Development Goals in Cross River State, Oliver Orok against this Newspaper and two staff members. Agba Jalingo,
By Patrick Obia We The People (WTP) also known as Centre for Social Studies and Development has presented a new report on the street children menace in Cross River State titled, “Left To Die: Forgotten Street Children Of Calabar.” Presenting the research report in a round table discussion, the Executive Director of the NGO, Comrade
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Dr. Idem Etuk Samuel, the owner of Mount Zion Medical Center who was accused of sexually harassing a female minor, was on Thursday, taken to the Federal Neuro Psychiatric Hospital in Calabar after he was arrested. Dr. Etuk was arrested on Thursday by the Cross River State command of the Nigerian Police
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Dr. Idem Etuk Samuel, the Chief Executive Officer of Mount Zion Medical Center in Calabar, the Cross River State capital, has been accused of defiling a 15-year-old teenager in his clinic. The Basic Rights Counsel Initiative, in a letter dated November 9, 2021 and addressed to the Commissioner of Police in Cross