By CrossRiverWatch Admin Mina Hope Obeten, Founder of E-Lawyer Nigeria, has been nominated for The Future Awards Africa (TFAA) prize for Law. The Future Awards Africa (TFAA), widely regarded as the continent’s most prestigious platform celebrating young African excellence, honors outstanding individuals between the ages of 18 and 31 who have made remarkable achievements within
By Kelvin Ololo In a major political shift, the Senator representing Cross River Northern Senatorial District, Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe, has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). According to the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), the defection was formalized during a closed-door meeting with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the
By Godwin Ajom The Rescue Support Initiative (RSI) has appealed to the Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, to intervene in the three-month suspension of the Provost of Federal College of Education (FCE) Obudu, Dr. Richard Utubaku. Country director for the group, Barr. Ayie Okpa, made the appeal while reacting to the provost’s suspension in
By Patrick Obia The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), has suspended its two weeks warning strike, giving Nigeria’s Federal Government fours weeks ultimatum her demands. The two-week total and comprehensive warning strike was suspended, in a post published on its official X (former Twitter) account on Wednesday October 22, 2025, granting the Federal Government
By Sylvia Akpan The Agba Jalingo Foundation for Investigative and Accountability Journalism (AJFIAJ), is set to host its masterclass on AI, data analytics, and law in communication. The masterclass is scheduled to hold on 30th and 31st of October, 2025 at Transcorp Metropolitan Hotel, Calabar by 9:00 AM. The training aims to empower media aides
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent The Governor of Cross River State, Sen. Bassey Otu, has appointed five into the Cross River State Property Development and Investment Limited (CROSPIL) board. The appointment was contained in a press release signed by the Chief Press Secretary/Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the Governor, Linus Obogo, dated
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent The Governor of Cross River State, Sen. Bassey Otu, has signed into law two bills passed by the State House of Assembly. The Bills are, the College of Agriculture, Science and Technology, Obubra (Amendment) Bill, 2025. The other is the Cross River State Office of the Surveyor-General Bill, 2025,
By Kelvin Ololo The Government of Cross River State says 36 suspected illegal schools operating in the state have been shutdown. The government disclosed this during an operation carried out by the State Taskforce on Illegal schools, inaugurated earlier this month by the Commissioner for Education, Senator Stephen Odey. The taskforce began full-scale operations across