By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Executive Director of “We The People”, a Non-Governmental Organization, Ken Henshew, has expressed worries over the continuous adjournments of trial of Journalist and Human Right activist, Comrade Agba Jalingo’s criminal trial, which he said makes him lose faith in Nigeria Judicial system. Watch report below on CrossRiverWatch TV
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba, CON, SAN has congratulated his opponent, Prof. Sandy Onor whose election into the Senate was upheld by the Appeal Court which sat in Calabar on Tuesday. In a press release signed by him he said, “The Court of Appeal sitting in Calabar dismissed our appeal against the judgment of
By CrossRiverWatch Admin United States of America has warned its citizens not to travel to some States in Nigeria categorised as “high-risk areas”. In a release published by the Bureau of Consular Affairs, 14 Nigerians States were listed with a “do not travel” instruction. The country urged its citizens to reconsider travel to Nigeria “due
By CrossRiverWatch Admim The Cross River State House of Assembly has said that it will soon create a budgetary provision for talent hunt to return the State to its number one position in football and other sports. The Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Mr. Williams Jonah Eteng, who stated this while speaking with
By Patrick Obia The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Cross River University of Technology, (CRUTECH) Branch, has given the Government of Cross River State three days ultimatum to appoint Vice Chancellor of the State owned university or face strike action. This was disclosed by the varsity ASUU Chairman, Comrade Emmanuel Ettah, in an interactive
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Some Civil Servants in Cross River State on Tuesday protested the alleged removal of their names from the State’s payroll. The protesters barricaded the State Governor’s office, Sen. Ben Ayade after they stormed the office of the State Accountant-General. The affected Civil Servants include over 500 Science teachers, 40 lawyers, ICT workers
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The trial of Mr. Agba Jalingo, a Nigerian journalist charged with terrorism, treasonable felony and attempt to topple the Cross River State Government took a different turn on Wednesday as his lawyers filed an application seeking to modify the order of the Court which granted leave to the prosecution to mask its
By Araga Blessing The Chairman, Association of Cross River Online Journalists (ACROJ), Comrade Darlington Edem, has bid fair well to his father, late Mr. Darlington Offiong Awatt, who passed on to eternal glory at seventy-two (72) years. The ACROJ Chairman who took to his Facebook handle to pour out his heart, said, “Dear father, this