By Archibong Jeremiah The unauthorised and illegal use of siren, revolving light, covered and spy plate numbers has been banned in Cross River State by the Police. Nkereuwem Akpan, Cross River State Commissioner of Police in a statement on his behalf by the Command Public Relations Officer, DSP Irene Ugbo announced the ban which takes effect
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Nigerian authorities are building a third refugees camp in Cross River State for Cameroonian refugees due to the increasing number of those fleeing hostilities in their home country into parts of Nigeria. The Nigeria Immigration Service, Cross River State Command Comptroller, Okey Ezugwu disclosed this over the weekend when he hosted a
By Archibong Jeremiah The Committee on Finance and Appropriation, Cross River State House of Assembly has began investigation into how N2.5 billion reserved fund approved to the State Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade by the John Gaul led Eight (8) Assembly was expended. After receiving the N2.5 billion, till date how it was expended was not made
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Police have filed one count of car theft against a musician, Iyanya Onoyom Mbuk, also known as Iyanya, before the Lagos State High Court in Igbosere. In the charge sheet marked, LD/9024C/2019, the musician was accused of the conversion of a vehicle to his own. The Police alleged that Iyanya “dishonestly
By Archibong Jeremiah Justice Simon Amobeda has varied an order he made last year in his ruling that the Court Registrar provide electronic verbatim recorder before proceedings in the case between the Federal Government versus Agba Jalingo continues. He also granted request by the Cross River State Government to take over the case from the
By Archibong Jeremiah The Socio-Economic Rights Accountability Project (SERAP) has dragged the Federal Government of Nigeria and Cross River State Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade to ECOWAS Court over the continued incarceration and rights abuse of Citizen Agba Jalingo, publisher of CrossRiverWatch. The group made the disclosure via twitter yesterday after the ultimatum it gave the
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Justice Simon Amobeda has ordered the Prison authority to produce Agba Jalingo in Court on Friday 7th February 2020. Jalingo, publisher of CrossRiverWatch was absent this morning as the Court sat. Reacting, James Ibor, Esq. Counsel to Jalingo was optimistic that the Prison authority will obey the order haven failed to produce
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Mr. Agba Jalingo, a Nigerian journalist who is facing trial for alleged crimes of terrorism and cybercrime will on Wednesday return to the dock after 55 days of lull in his prosecution. Agba last appeared in public and in Court on December 12, 2019 when the trial judge, Justice Simon Amobeda granted