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Former CrossRiverWatch Reporter Wins Media Entrepreneur Award

By CrossRiverWatch Admin Former CrossRiverWatch reporter, Slyvia Akpan has won the Media Entrepreneur award for the year 2022. The award organized by African Foundation for Young Media Professionals (AFYMP) is geared toward spurring young journalists, especially those still in the university. Held at Centre for Management Development, Magodo, Lagos State, student journalists were recognized in

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‘Being Truthful, Diligent Kept Me Going’ – Ride-Hailing Driver Who Lost Vehicle To Illegal And Forcible Confiscation

By Jonathan Ugbal Mr. Bright Irek, a former driver with a ride-hailing application, Bolt in Calabar has said that his diligence in keeping to agreements and being truthful is what saw him through and led to Justice Idem Ita Koofreh of the High Court of Cross River State on Tuesday awarding a total cost of

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Institute Launches In Nigeria To Strengthen Civic Space, Increase Local Donor Inputs

By Angela Atabo, NAN The West Africa Civil Society Institute, WACSI, a brainchild If the Open Society Initiative for West Africa, OSIWA was on Thursday inaugurated in Nigeria. WACSI was conceptualized and opened in Ghana in 2005. It began operations in 2007 with the mandate to strengthen civil society in West Africa to be responsive,

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Challex D’Boss Embarks On Radio Tour In America

By CrossRiverWatch Admin One of Cross River’s State musical exports, Challex D’Boss has continued to enjoy his tour of the US, with radio appearances. The Yakurr born “aproko” croner, who is set to  release the video of his song with popular Warri street rapper, Erigga, is in the US to among other things perform at

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Journalists, CSOs Trained On Conflict-Sensitive Reporting And Countering Fake News Ahead Of 2023 General Elections

By Archibong Jeremiah Journalists and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in the South-South geopolitical zone have been trained and tasked with conflict-sensitive reporting, 2023 general elections, and countering fake news. The over 35 participants were charged at a 2-day workshop in Port Harcourt organized by the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) in partnership with the

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University Of Calabar To Tighten Security Over Terror Attack

 By Patrick Obia The management of the University of Calabar (UNICAL) says they will tighten security in the institution haven “received classified intelligence report indicating imminent terror attack on staff and students.” In a memo with reference number UC/REG/CIR/68 signed by the registrar, Gabriel Egbe noted that “any moment from now, there would be heightened

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ASUU Not Going On Strike, But…

By Joseph Erunke, Vanguard Newspaper  THE Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, ended its National Executive Committee, NEC, meeting late Monday (yesterday), with a resolution not to embark on another strike action over the payment of half salaries to members by the Federal Government. However, the union, according to Vanguard source, resolved to wait for

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2023: Cross River APC Chieftain Declares Support For PDP Governorship Candidate

By News Agency of Nigeria, NAN A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Cross River, Mr. Sam Bassey, and some community leaders in Biase Local Government Area of the State have pledged support for the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sen. Sandy Onor. They made the declaration at a stakeholders’

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