By CrossRiverWatch Admin The member representing Ogoja/Yala constituency, in the House of Representatives, Hon. Jarigbe Agom has said, his chances of scaling through party primaries and wining the forthcoming Northern Senatorial District bye-election, in Cross River State is high. Agom made the assertion while fielding questions from journalists after being screened at the PDP Secretariat
By Ushang Ewa Five members of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in northern Cross River State have written the party’s screening committee for the senatorial and House of Assembly bye-elections seeking the disqualification of frontline aspirant, Dr. Stephen Odey. They are Linus O. Ulakom, Michael I. Okpako, Pius U. Ogede, Williams Ogede, and Odey Okputu.
By Jonathan Ugbal The management of Media Trust limited, publishers of DailyTrust newspapers, Tuesday said former Aviation Minister, Oluwafemi Fani-Kayode would be held responsible if anything happens to Correspondent, Eyo Charles who suffered verbal abuse and threats from the ex minister. Fani-Kayode had last week Thursday, insulted Mr. Charles in Calabar, the Cross River State
By Innocent Anaba – Vanguard The Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, has condemned the gangster-like outburst by Chief Femi Fani-Kayode against the Cross River State Correspondent of the Daily Trust Newspaper, Eyo Charles, who asked him a simple question which he felt was embarrassing. NUJ President, Chris Isiguzo in a statement on Tuesday, said, in
By Jonathan Ugbal Former Aviation Minister, Oluwafemi Fani-Kayode verbally attacked a journalist, Mr. Eyo Charles during his trip to Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State, a video in circulation shows. Mr. Charles writes for DailyTrust Newspapers and, alongside a few other journalists, was invited by Mr. Ayade’s spokesman, Christian Ita for a presser with
By Patrick Obia The Managing Editor of CrossRiverWatch, Comrade Jeremiah Archibong, has taken his position on most trending issues in the continent of Africa and Nigeria saying, the recent coup d’etat in Mali should have been the last resort and, the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) should have given Governor El Rufai of Kaduna State a
By Patrick Obia and Kelvin Ololo Cross River Government has been urged to stop clamping down on the media and respect rights of journalists in the State. The call was made by Association of Cross River Online Journalists (ACROJ) in a statement, signed by its Chairman and Secretary, Comrade Darlington Edem and Comrade Archibong Jeremiah
Today is August 22, 2020, exactly one year since I was abducted from my home to begin a treason trial I am still standing. I mark the anniversary by bringing you the chapter that recreates the drama that happened on that fateful day. ********************** Bright days are often a rarity during the raining season in