By CrossRiverWatch Admin Listen To The Report Sen. Bassey Otu, the former lawmaker accused of spearheading the arrest and extortion of Mr. Ekpo Victor Ita, publisher of CrossRiverTimes has described the report as untrue. Sen. Otu stated this through his lawyer, Barr. Ekpenyong Akiba while narrating what had transpired in a telephone interview with CrossRiverWatch
By Sylvia Akpan And Mary Bassey Listen To The Report Digital media heavyweight in Cross River State, CrossRiverWatch has called on aspiring or budding journalists in the State to enroll in its volunteering opportunity. This was disclosed in a press release signed by its Managing Editor, Mr. Jeremiah Archibong said as the world diversifies into
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Listen To The Report Cross River born, Destiny Ogar was early this week announced as one of the recipients of the tech giant, Amazon’s $10 million Computer Scholarship for university study. The scholarship, awarded as Amazon Future Engineer, is according to the company “a thorough childhood-to-career program aimed at increasing access to
By Ogar Monday Listen To The Report Justice Sampson Mbe Anjor has today, Thursday 14th April 2022 taken the oath of office to be the acting President of the Customary Court of Appeal in Cross River State at a Ceremony which was held at the Governor’s office. Administering the oath, Governor Ben Ayade charged him
By Ogar Monday Listen To The Report Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday swore in a Cross Riverian, Mrs. Anne Otelafu Odey, and four others as Commissioners of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offenses Commission, ICPC. The swearing-in happened shortly before the commencement of the weekly virtual Federal Executive Council meeting at the
By Jonathan Ugbal Listen To The Report The Zone 6 Command of the Nigerian Police Force on Monday arrested Mr. Victor Ita, a journalist with over 20 years of experience over a defamation petition written by the former federal lawmaker, Senator Bassey Otu. Mr. Ita who publishes CrossRiverTimes, an online newspaper, has worked with the
By Archibong Jeremiah Listen To The Report The Cross River State Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade has just presented car gifts to the newly appointed Judges. Governor Ayade took to his Facebook page to express how he feels about keeping up on his promise. According to him, “Today I presented brand new vehicles to newly appointed
By Patrick Obia and Blessing Isong Listen To The Report Customers of the Calabar Microfinance Bank are complaining of their inability to access their funds domiciled in the bank. The bank is reportedly facing some unknown crisis that makes it ration out cash available, with some unable to access cash for weeks. Also, customers are