By Patrick Obia Listen To The Report The Cross River State Ministry of Justice has created the Citizens’ Rights Department to entertain complaints bordering on sexual and gender-based violence, rape, wife battery, forced marriage, and denial of parental responsibility amongst others. The Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice in the State, Barr. Tanko Ashang disclosed this
By Sylvia Akpan Listen To The Report The Cross River State Deputy Governor, Prof. Ivara Ejemot Esu has declared open a six-day workshop for Principals of Public and Private Secondary Schools in the State with the theme “Rapid Revitalization of Secondary Education.” The weeklong workshop is organized by the State Teachers Continuous Training Institute in
By Patrick Obia Listen To The Report In 2018, the Federal Ministry of Youths and Sports Development awarded the sum of N71.8 million for the construction of a mini-sports stadium at Okurikang in Odukpani Local Government Area of Cross River State to help curb youth restiveness in the community. Eta Mbora, a member representing Calabar
By Patrick Obia Listen To The Report A full trailer load of cement with registration number, Lagos FST-135-XW, has claimed the life of eight passengers and a driver along Ibiaye in Biase Local Government Area of Cross River State. At press time, the root cause of the accident can not be ascertained but eyewitnesses say
By Patrick Obia Listen To The Report The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, has directed Ekori DPO to immediately arrest and bring two officers who beat and dehumanized an unarmed civilian with a machete to the Force headquarters. The directive came after a viral amateur video shared online by an eyewitness showed two officers flogging
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Listen To The Report A middle-aged man identified as Kingsley Eyo Akabom has been declared missing in Calabar. In a public announcement made available, Kingsley’s last known location was his place of work at Safe Journey Jetty, Marina road Calabar, on Friday, July 29, 2022, at about 11am after he received a
By Patrick Obia Listen To The Report The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has extended its five months warning strike by four weeks. President of ASUU, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke made this known in a statement on Monday, saying the decision was to give enough room to the government to yield to the Union’s demands.
By Elijah Ojonicko Akoji Listen To The Report This investigation by Elijah Akoji uncovers how a Federal Government agency awarded N56 million borehole project for communities in Jigawa State which was never executed despite the release of funds. Between 2018 and 2019, payment made by the Border Community Development Agency (BCDA) has shown that over