By Jonathan Ugbal A prosecution witness, Chinonso Mmuozoba Esq, testified in court on Monday that he cannot confirm whether highly placed individuals in society are beneficiaries of examination malpractice during the bar final exams of the Nigerian Law School. He stated this while under cross-examination by Marshal Abubakar Esq, counsel to the defendant in suit
By Godwin Otang For 6 years and still counting, the MacArthur Foundation in collaboration with African Centre for Media and Information Literacy (AFRICMIL) has sustained the fight against corruption through the whistleblowing policy in Nigeria. The organization’s implementation of the Corruption Anonymous (CORA) project is aimed at persuading citizens to join the fight against corruption,
By Patrick Obia Following the fire that razed down about 48 rooms and apartments along Obudu Road, 4 Corner in Ikom Local Government Area of the State, the Senator representing the Central Senatorial district in the 10th National Assembly, Sen. Eteng Williams has sympathized with victims, and promised to provide fire fighting equipment to Ikom
By Jonathan Ugbal Weekly departures from the Margaret Ekpo International Airport in Calabar, Cross River State, have decreased by 35.7% since May 2023. This decline occurred after Aero Contractors stopped operating at the airport in April, data analyzed by CrossRiverWatch shows. The number of departures has dropped from 28 when Aero initially stopped operations in
By Ike Uchechukwu, Vanguard Newspaper In a disconcerting turn of events, Professor Ekanem Philip Ephraim, a highly regarded neurologist and consultant at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH), has been forcefully taken captive. The distressing incident was confirmed by the Cross River State Police Command on Friday morning. According to Police Public Relations Officer,
By Patrick Obia Advocacy For Alleged Witches (AFAW) has called for nominations for an award. The award “which comes with a small token is to recognize individuals who are working and campaigning to rescue, support, defend, and protect alleged witches across the country,” read a statement from the AFAW. There have been reports of some
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Ijiraga Youths in Yala LGA of Cross River State, yesterday chased out former Chairman of Anti-Deforestation Task Force, Emmanuel Asegem AKA Ajanaku and his boys out of the community. The checkpoint where they usually extort transporters has been taken over by the angry youths of the Ijiraga community. In an amateur video
By Patrick Obia OBANLIKU, CROSS RIVER: For many years, the Becheve people in Obanliku Local Government Area of Cross River State raided their forest for firewood, meat, and food. The clan of 16 communities of primarily farmers and hunters did not know better. For them, the forest was a gift from God, and they were