By Our Correspondent United States President, Barack Obama, has said history showed that a free press remained a critical foundation for prosperous, open, and secure societies, allowing citizens to access information and hold their governments accountable, NAN reports. He said this in a statement issued by the White House in New York on Monday to
By Aplefe Ojong Cross River State as a political entity among the comity of States in the Federation of Nigeria was created in 1967 as South Eastern state under the regime of Gen. Yakubu Gowon and later re-christened as Cross River state in 1976 by the Late Murtala Muhammed/Gen. Olusegun Obasanjo regime. In September 1987,
By Our Correspondent Association of Cross River Online Journalists, ACROJ, has restated its commitment to the growth of the journalism profession in Cross River State and the development of the State through proactive and developmental reportage. The members of the association who met on Wednesday evening in Calabar made the commitment while reviewing events in
by crossriverwatch admin The Association of Cross River Online Journalists, ACROJ has finally secured corporate registration with the Corporate Affairs Commission, CAC the statutory body saddled with the responsibility of incorporating all organizations and businesses in Nigeria. In Certificate of Incorporation of the Incorporated Trustees of ACROJ number CAC/IT/NO 70863, the Registrar General of the
by crossriverwatch admin In line with the demonstrated desire of the soon to be fully registered Association of Cross River Online Journalists, ACROJ, to make her activities open and within reach, the association has launched a website, www.acrojonline.org, as the first functional vehicle of the union. ACROJ, the brainchild of Cross River state online news