… Reclaim The Civic Space Team Hails Cross River CP For Stopping Abuse Of Office By Archibong Jeremiah and Jonathan Ugbal Civic Space actors in Calabar, the Cross River capital may have prevented a rigmarole in the criminal justice system after Mr. Emaluji Michael, an apologist of a political faction perceived to be averse to the
By Patrick Obia and Rachel Idim The Cross River State Judicial Panel of Inquiry into Police Brutality and Restitutions, will today Thursday, April 22, 2021 reconvene after fifty days (50) recess. The panel last sat March 4 and had adjourned to April 16, 2021 but could not sit for reasons that were not communicated. The
By Archibong Jeremiah Cross River born Comfort Onyaya and three others – Ebenezar Wikina, Chimdi Chukwukere, Kehinde Adebiyi have emerged top 3 in the Stanford Open Data Project datathon. Policy Shapers took to LinkedIn to congratulate the top 3 winners who are members of its network and named them star boys and girl. The Stanford Open Data Project datathon had over 300 participants
By Patrick Obia and Rachel Idim As the life of the Cross River State Judicial Panel of Inquiry into Police Brutality and Restitutions winds down, cracks are beginning to emerge between members over what some say is poor remuneration. The panel last sat 43 days ago on March 4, 2021 when two petitions were struck
By Tarila Marclint Ebiede, The Conversation Nigeria has an urgent insecurity problem. News from the country often emphasises insecurity related to Islamic insurgents in Northern Nigeria, organised armed banditry involving Fulani herdsmen, farmer-herder conflicts, kidnapping and armed robbery. Insecurity has long been a problem in the country’s oil rich Niger Delta region too. From the early 2000s, armed militants targeted oil industry infrastructure
By Archibong Jeremiah We The People – Centre for Social Studies and Development has reviewed the Host Community Provisions in Nigeria’s Petroleum Industry Bill 2020. The NGO which was founded as a rights platform aimed at mobilizing and organizing citizens to demand their social contract from Government institutions and their officials published the 20 page report March,
By Archibong Jeremiah Mrs. Josephine Effah-Chukwuma, wife of late renowned activist, Innocent C. Chukwuma has stated the cause of death of “my best friend, my soulmate and brother”. She took to LinkedIn to share how she feels. According to her, “Saturday April 3rd, 2021, I lost my best friend, my soulmate and brother Innocent C.
By Edem Edem, Daily Post The Police Command in Cross River State has threatened to deal ruthlessly with the organized labour if they embark on its planned protest over the kidnap of their Chairman, Comrade Ben Ukpekpi. In a press statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) DSP Irene Ugbo, titled “Planned Protest