By CrossRiverWatch Admin Judicial officers, lawyers, and practitioners in the judiciary are currently in shock after thunder struck Court 3 of the Chief Magistrate Court in the Ikom Magisterial district of Cross River State. Ikom is a commercial town in central Cross River and is located nearly 205 kilometres north of the southern port city
By CrossRiverWatch Admin In what seems a paradigm shift from existing norms, over a dozen journalists were on Friday in Calabar, trained on reporting in depth the extractive industries in Cross River State in a bid to promote contract transparency, beneficial ownership, accountability, and overall transparency in the sector. The training, which had physical and
By Adejumo Kabir, HumAngle As most families in Nigeria were planning for Christmas, in December 2020, Inspector Daniel Ise of the Nigeria Police had to prepare for his departure. He had just been transferred from Akwa Ibom, where he had served for years, to Owerri in Imo State, Southeast Nigeria. His wife and children were unhappy with
By Sahara Reporters The attorneys general in Nigeria’s 36 States have sued the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, for non-remittance of stamp duties fund generated from the States. According to a court document, the attorneys sued Malami because funds generated from stamp duties are not remitted into States’ coffers,
By Ike Uche Africa’s biggest platform for economic development, Black Wall Street (BWS) has donated computer tablets to empower Voice-Over Artistes in Nigeria. The Association of Voice-Over Artistes in Nigeria led by famous actor and voice-over guru, Segun Arinze, received the donations on Monday from Linda Ezenwankwo who represents the Black Wall Street in Nigeria.
By Archibong Jeremiah A truck loaded with goods just fell while negotiating Technical roundabout, 8 Miles, Calabar Municipality, Cross River State. No one was hurt from the accident, no law enforcement agent had arrived the scene since it happened (11am and 11:34am). Though men of the Special Forces of the Nigerian Police mounted check point
By Ben Aroh, The Whistler Years of coal mining in some communities in Enugu State and attendant negligence of those mining sites are now leading to dangerous environmental degradation that threatens those communities. In this report, Ben Aroh, who visited Enugu North, Udi and Ezeagu local government areas of Enugu State where the mines are
By Agba Jalingo and Jonathan Ugbal Ahead of the yet-to-be announced resumption date for public primary and secondary schools in Akwa Ibom State, discordant tune trail the more than a decade old free and compulsory education directive of the State announced by the Godswill Akpabio’s administration. CrossRiverWatch visited the State’s capital city, Uyo and its