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Civic Media Lab Train Journalists On Advanced Investigative Reporting In Calabar

By Patrick Obia Civic Media Lab (CML) has trained journalists in advanced investigative reporting in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. The training is a component of CML Local Investigative Reporting for Increasing Government Accountability and Transparency at the Grassroots Project. Held at the secretariat of Association of Cross River Online Journalists (ACROJ), the facilitator

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FACT CHECK: Is Nigeria’s Cross River Among The Safest, As Governor Claimed?

The governor of Cross River state in southern Nigeria claimed that only 1.1% of total crime in Nigeria was committed in his state, making it the safest in the country. The best statistics available from the National Bureau of Statistics don’t back up the governor’s claims – 1.61% of all crimes in the country are

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