By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Nigeria Police, Zone 6 Command Headquarters in Calabar, have commenced investigation into allegations by the Cross River State Chief Vehicle Inspection Officer CVIO, Engineer Ojen Okoi Ayang, that a staff of the State owned media outfit CRBC, named Ursula Onah Agbor, defrauded him of a total of N6,580,000 (six million five
By SaharaReporters A review by SaharaReporters of the Cross River State budget performance document for the first half of 2025 shows that N8 billion was allocated for the construction of a new Assembly complex. This figure exceeds the budgetary provisions for several critical sectors. For example, water facilities are projected to cost N5.7 billion, while
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Between 2001 and 2023, 138 million hectares (Mha) of global tree cover were lost to fires, while 350 Mha were cleared due to other causes, according to Global Forest Watch. In 2023 alone, fire-related losses peaked at 11.9 Mha. In Cross River State, Nigeria, one of West Africa’s richest biodiversity zones, this
Kehinde Ogunyale, Dataphyte Amid Nigeria’s sluggish efforts to curb methane emissions due to weak accountability and failed commitments, local communities near oil exploration sites continue to bear the brunt of daily gas flaring and its harmful effects. In Obunagha community, Bayelsa State, the consistent flaring has polluted rivers and farmlands, leaving residents, whose major livelihood
By Salihu Shola, Informant247 September 2024 was meant to be a joyful time for Oluwatoyin Luqman Bolakale, the publisher of Satcom Media. He was planning his wedding. But at a time he was supposed to be at the studio for pre-shoot with his bride-to-be Saliu Muinat, he found himself behind bars. Oluwatoyin’s ordeal is not
ByJanefrances Chibundu, The Cable Nigeria has taken a long-overdue step toward climate accountability by attempting to document oil and gas emissions. But while this marks some progress, alarming gaps in compliance and transparency threaten to undermine the effort. In 2024, the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) — the agency tasked with promoting good governance
“Speaking is our right. If we keep quiet, our children will stand on our graves to lay curses on us
The stifling of free speech in Cross River is not always overt, but its consequences are clear: fear, silence, and a shrinking civic space. It discourages critical reporting, undermines democracy, and leaves the most vulnerable without a voice