By CrossRiverWatch Admin Nigeria did not challenge the International Court of Justice (ICJ) judgment which ceded the Bakassi Peninsula to Cameroon because it would have made the country look “irresponsible” in the comity of nations, Mohammed Bello Adoke has said. The former Attorney-General of the Federation also revealed that for the first time Cross River
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ), Cross River State Chapter has congratulated her Secretary, Mrs. Imani Odey on her recent appointment as a Senior Special Assistant on Electronic Media to the Governor. This was contained in a statement issued by the association’s State Chairman, Mrs. Umo Basi-Edet. Basi-Edet described her appointment
By Ushang Ewa Amidst growing outcries for the release of the publisher of CrossRiverWatch, an online news portal and activist, Agba Jalingo, the Chief Executive Officer, Young Igbo Empowerment Foundation, Mr Bright Ezeocha has expressed fear that the detained journalist is being persecuted for his stance on corruption. Ezeocha who is also the former President
By Patrick Obia The Minister of Power, Engr. Saleh Mamman, has said the Muhammadu Buhari next level administration will deliver uninterrupted power supply to Nigeria before the end of its tenure. This was as the Managing Director of Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company, Engr. Garba Haruna, assured that his company was ready to play its part
By Patrick Obia Exclusive from episode 163 of “The Dialogue With Agba Jalingo”. Program prologue A performance review, appraisal or evaluation is the art of analysing the input, output and efficiency rates of employees, employers, systems, methods and even governments. It is an ancient art and often touted as the world’s second oldest profession. Scientists
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Press Release A Nigerian Cannot Be Charged With Criminal Offence For Criticising A Governor A Nigerian cannot be charged with any criminal offence for criticising a Governor or any other public officer in Nigeria. In Nwankwo v State (1985) NCLR 247, the Court of Appeal held that any public officer who feels
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Policy Alert has called on the Nigerian Police to immediately release Agba Jalingo, a journalist and transparency activist who was arrested last week by the Police on the alleged orders of the Cross River State Governor, Ben Ayade, for asking questions on the spending of N500m of a State owned microfinance bank.
By Patrick Obia The Chairman, Association of Cross River Online Journalists (ACROJ) Comrade Darlington Edem, has alleged that there are plans by the Government of Cross River State to gage the media in the State, following the recent arrest and detention of four Journalists in Calabar. Mr. Darlington stated this while speaking as a guest