By CrossRiverWatch Admin Former CrossRiverWatch reporter, Slyvia Akpan has won the Media Entrepreneur award for the year 2022. The award organized by African Foundation for Young Media Professionals (AFYMP) is geared toward spurring young journalists, especially those still in the university. Held at Centre for Management Development, Magodo, Lagos State, student journalists were recognized in
By Jonathan Ugbal Mr. Bright Irek, a former driver with a ride-hailing application, Bolt in Calabar has said that his diligence in keeping to agreements and being truthful is what saw him through and led to Justice Idem Ita Koofreh of the High Court of Cross River State on Tuesday awarding a total cost of
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Foremost Cross River State investigative news outfit, CrossRiverWatch, and 5 other organizations and persons have been awarded in recognition of their “brevity and service to duty in protecting persons accused of witchcraft.” The award, the brainchild of Basic Rights Counsel Initiative, BRCI, an organization that is working to end witchcraft. branding and
By Mary Bassey The Cross River State Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade has kicked against the claim of the $500 million funds by the Federal Government. According to the Chairman of the Revenue Allocation Mobilization and Fiscal Commission, RAMFAC, Mr. A. M. Shehu, on Channels Television’s Sunrise Program alleged that the Federal Government pays $500 million
By Patrick Obia A day-old baby boy with a placenta has been dumped on a heap of refuse by an unidentified mother in Calabar, Cross River State capital. According to eyewitnesses, the pale, lifeless baby was dumped in the wee hours of today, Saturday, November 5, 2022, along the Atimbo road by Express Africana, a
Retired Assistant Inspector General of Police, AIG Mbu Joseph Mbu has condemned what he described as “extremely lopsided postings” of senior officers to thee Police Headquarters Calabar, Cross River State. In an interview with The Nigerian Voice, the outspoken officer called on the Inspector General of Police, IGP Akali Baba Usman, psc(+), NPM, fdc, CFR to urgently
By Patrick Obia The Federal Government of Nigeria has commissioned the $44 million, 1.5km Nigeria-Cameroon border bridge in Cross State, Southern region of the country. The bridge was constructed with finance by the African Development Bank (AfDB) as part of the trans-border road running from Enugu to Bamenda. The 1.5km joint border road which links
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State has signed the State’s Magistrate Jurisdiction Law 2022. The law which increases the jurisdiction of magistrate courts in the State on civil matters was signed on Thursday, 3 November 2022. Speaking at the event, the governor said with the law in place, the administration of