By CrossRiverWatch Admin The recent allegations of sexual harassment levelled on the suspended Dean of the Faculty of Law in the University of Calabar, Prof. Cyril Ndifon has ignited a nationwide conversation on how to deal with sex predators in academic settings. Speakers on an X (formerly Twitter) Space on Friday hosted by CrossRiverWatch discussing
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Management of the University of Calabar has suspended the Dean, Faculty of Law, Prof. Cyril Ndifon for alleged violation of the provisions of the extant laws and policies of the institution. The suspension, which takes effect from August 17, 2023, was conveyed in a letter signed by the University Registrar, Mr.
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Cross River’s foremost investigative media outfit, CrossRiverWatch is set to convene a Twitter space over increasing issues of sexual harassment in tertiary institutions in the State. The Twitter space is scheduled for Friday 18th of August, 2023, from 3:00PM – 415PM. According to the Managing Editor of the dogged media house, Comrade
By Archibong Jeremiah Two officers of the Nigerian Navy and a detachment of Operation Akpakwu have been accused of human rights violation. The Naval officers who happen to be brother and sister – Victor and Peace Owonam and their colleagues from the Operation Akpakwu, violated the family of Mrs. Akpan Esther Bassey by dehumanizing them.
By Archibong Jeremiah The Minister of State for Power, Prince Jedy Agba has been urged to respect press freedom and the fundamental human rights of Nigerians, as enshrined in the 1999 constitution, as amended. The call was made by Citizen Agba Jalingo, publisher of CrossRiverWatch over the weekend. Jalingo accused his cousin, the Minister of
By Archibong Jeremiah A four man Committee has been set up by the Cross River State Judiciary to look into and resolve the issues of alleged abuse and assault on Mr. Otu Okon Edem by Justice Agness Onyebueke of the Akamkpa High Court division. The panel was set up weeks after a video surfaced on
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Worried by the continued detention and trial of journalist and human rights activist, Agba Jalingo, in Calabar, Cross River State, the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has called on the State Governor, Ben Ayade, to drop all charges against him and restore his freedom. Similarly, friends, relatives and colleagues of Jalingo staged
By Archibong Jeremiah Barrister James Ibor, founder of Basic Rights Counsel Initiative has accused Mrs. Edet Asim, wife of the embattled Special Adviser to the Governor of Cross River State on Biodiversity, Mr. Edet Okon Asim, who is alleged to have sexually abused a fifteen-year-old girl child (name withheld) over the course of three years