By Ogar Monday Budget Transparency and Accountability Initiative – Nigeria (BTAN), a nonprofit that works around budget transparency and open governance, has asked the Cross River State House of Assembly to do its due diligence with the recent 2023 budget presented to the house by the State Governor, Ben Ayade. The group who recently paid
By Patrick Obia The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Cross River State office has joined the rest of the world to commemorate 2022 International Human Rights Day, calling for an end to witchcraft branding and all forms of abuse. This year’s exercise with the theme “dignity, freedom and justice for all,” kicked off with a
By Patrick Obia “You are been raped and you are just helpless. I am a serving Chairman of APC, if I am not sure there is a guarantee that the next APC government will protect our forest, I have no business voting for them because this whole thing begins and ends on the desk of
By Archibong Jeremiah Nine months after a Federal High Court in Cross River State, ordered the Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba to obey and enforce a valid and subsisting judgment of the Magistrate Court in charge no. MC/53c/2019, the judgment has not been executed. The High Court which sat in Calabar, the State
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Local Government Chairman of Ogoja – Emmanuel Ishabor and the Chairman of Boki – John Ewa have both inaugurated a committee set up to look into the immediate and remote issues of a land dispute between Ndok Community of Ogoja and Njua community of Boki. Both communities have been at loggerheads
By Emma Una, Vanguard Newspaper The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, FCCPC, has expressed concern over the high number of girls using shisha tobacco as a stimulant in Cross River State. The FCCPC which carried out checks on tobacco shops and sensitisation exercise in Calabar and hinterlands of the State observed that the drug
By Agency Reporter The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Cross River State has announced an indefinite postponement of the flag-off of its state campaign earlier rescheduled from 5 to 10 December. This was contained in a statement from the APC spokesperson in the state, Erasmus Ekpang, on Thursday in Calabar. Mr. Ekpang said a new
By The Nation Newspaper For the second consecutive time, the Cross River State High Court has ordered the Nigerian Police to arrest and produce a retired Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG), Joseph Mbu, for prosecution. The court specifically ordered the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba to produce Mbu at its next