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Cross River: PDP To Participate In LG Election Only If BVAS Is Used – Venatius, Chairman

By Judex Okoro, The Sun Newspaper Cross River State Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Venatius Ikem, Esq. has stated that they would only participate in the Local Government Elections on the condition that Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) is used to conduct polls. The Chairman of Cross River State Independent Electoral Commission (CROSIEC) Dr.

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BREAKING: Police Grant Agba Jalingo Bail After Hiding Him For Hours

By Jonathan Ugbal The Federal Capital Territory, FCT, command of the Nigeria Police Force has granted CrossRiverWatch Publisher, Citizen Agba Jalingo bail after hiding him from his lawyers and other activists for hours. Mr. Jalingo was arrested at his Ogudu residence in Lagos State on Friday following a petition from Mrs. Elizabeth Alami Ayade, the

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SSANU, NASU Suspend Strike After Meeting With Education Minister

By Jonathan Ugbal The Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities, SSANU, and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Allied and Education Institutions, NASU, on Saturday suspended their strike actions after a meeting with the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu in Abuja. The suspension is expected to take effect from Wednesday and will last an initial 60

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CIVIC SPACE: Inibehe Effiong Raises Nine Grounds In Notice Of Appeal Challenging Akwa Ibom Chief Judge Committal Order

By Jonathan Ugbal Rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong who is serving a one-month jail term handed him by the Chief Judge of the High Court of Akwa Ibom State, Justice Ekaette Obot for alleged contempt has filed a notice of appeal to vacate the committal order. The notice was filed on Friday in suit number HU/279/2019

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Gov. Ben Ayade’s In-Law Responsible For Jalingo’s Arrest, Attempted Kidnap Of CrossRiverWatch Staff

By CrossRiverWatch Admin A defamation petition filed by Mrs. Elizabeth Alami Ayade, wife of Dr. Frank Ayade, the younger brother of Cross River State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade led to the arrest of Citizen Agba Jalingo, publisher of CrossRiverWatch, and the attempted kidnapping of his staff on Friday. Mrs. Alami Ayade, through her lawyers in

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Still On The Cross River Rice City BY AGBA JALINGO

(I expressed this concern three years ago, and I was called names…) The excellent positive reviews and responses that have flooded the Cross River social media space for the first delivery of seedlings from the Cross River Rice City to Bayelsa, are a testament to the acceptability of the project and citizens’ appreciation for completed

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UPDATED: Agba Jalingo Detained At Alapere Police Station, Surrounds CrossRiverWatch Office

By CrossRiverWatch Admin Men of the Nigeria Police Force have finally arrested CrossRiverWatch publisher, Citizen Agba Jalingo, after holding his wife, and daughter hostage for over an hour at his Ogudu residence in Lagos State. Mr. Jalingo had raised the alarm at about 4:00PM and refused to step out since the Policemen did not identify

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JUST IN: NBC Revokes License Of CRBC, 51 Other Broadcast Stations

By Jonathan Ugbal The Nigerian Broadcasting Commission, NBC, has announced the revocation of the broadcast license of the Cross River State Broadcasting Corporation, CRBC and 51 other broadcast outfits over indebtedness to the regulator. The NBC said the stations are owing the Commission NGN2.6 billion since 2015. The Director General of the NBC, Mallam Balarabe

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