By Sylvia Akpan A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory sitting in Apo, Abuja, and presided over by Justice B. Abubakar has adjourned a civil defamation suit filed by Mrs. Elizabeth Alami Ayade, sister-in-law to former Cross River State, Governor, Senator Ben Ayade to October 22nd and 23rd, 2024. Mrs. Alami had approached the
Just last month , June 2024, the street adjacent to Ibom Close known as Iso Qua, a new Toyota Corolla car was stolen. The owner had parked his car briefly to see a friend, by the time he came out, the car was gone. That car is still at large just like my organization’s car
By Godwin Ajom Nigeria’s female population, estimated at over 108 million, faces significant hardships, with a poverty rate around 69 percent. Women, particularly those in remote or underrepresented areas, endure the brunt of these challenges, according to the Women’s Rights Advancement and Protection Alternative (WRAPA). During a one-day strategic dialogue in Calabar aimed at bolstering
By CrossRiverWatch Admin A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory and presided over by Justice Joyce Abdulmalik has discharged and acquitted CrossRiverWatch publisher, Citizen Agba Jalingo in a suit instigated by Mrs. Alami Ayade, sister in-law to former Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade. Mrs. Ayade had petitioned the Police who
By Godwin Ajom Becheve Community in Obanliku Local Government Area of Cross River, for years have been in the news for a “harmful practice” known as “money marriage or money wife”. This practice sees children given out to marriage at a tender age as collateral by their parents. There have been calls from the national
By Godwin Ajom Cross River, along with six other States of Akwa Ibom, Ogun, Osun, Oyo, Anambra, and Ebonyi have been selected for the pilot phase of the European Union’s Delegation to Nigeria and West Africa (EUDEL)’s program aimed at improving the operational environment for Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in Nigeria. The initiative seeks to
By Sylvia Akpan With the need to build trust – viewed as an essential commodity in a democratic setting, the International Press Center (IPC) and stakeholders have sued for sincerity as the 2027 general elections beacons. This was the summary of the one-day multi-stakeholder meeting organized by IPC, in collaboration with the European Union
By Godwin Ajom The Federal High Court, Calabar Division has fined Gender and Development Action (GADA) the sume of twenty thousand (20,000) Naira for ‘blatant disregard”. GADA is also fingered of “stalling the hearing” of a suite initiated itself against Nigerian University Commission (NUC), University of Calabar (UNICAL); the Vice Chancellor of UNICAL Professor Florence