By Efa Sunday, Margaret John And Deborah Obot The Association of Cross River Online Journalists (ACROJ) has ended a one-day capacity building training for it’s members on ‘Election Reporting Skills’, in preparedness for the upcoming elections in 2019. The workshop which took place on Thursday at Adsuit Hotel Calabar, had in attendance Head of Voters
By Ogar Monday, Adado Margaret And Kelvin Ololo Readers of crossriverwatch.com have commended its management and staff for its contributions to the development of Cross River State. The commendations come on the occasion of the newspaper’s sixth anniversary. Some of the readers who bared their minds while speaking on a weekly Hit 95.9 FM Calabar
By Jonathan Ugbal The Association of Cross River Online Journalists (ACROJ) has called on governments at all levels and stakeholders to unite to put an end to the continuous harassment, intimidation and attempts to instill fear in the minds of journalists who strive to perform their roles as entities in the fourth estate of the
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Mr. Clement Umina, Cross River State Tourism Bureau Managing Director has accused Mr. Hope Obeten, the publisher of CalabarBlog and Acting Chairman of the Association of Cross River Online Journalists (ACROJ) and one Mr. Jonathan Ihgal, supposedly reporting for an unknown platform, CrossRiver Watch of defamation. The claim, contained in a letter
By Margaret John Cross River Deputy Governor, Professor Ivara Esu has tasked online journalists practicing in the state to operate with integrity. Esu who also advised against embellishment, gave the charge on Thursday while commissioning the secretariat of the Association of Cross River Online Journalists in Calabar. The Deputy Governor who toured the secretariat had
By Andy Ukweni Cross River Deputy Governor, Professor Ivara Esu has commissioned the secretariat of the Association of Cross River Online Journalists in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. The secretariat houses different online media platforms which are members of the association as well as the TechShack Hub; an initiative to drive the knowledge economy
By Jonathan Ugbal The Association of Cross River Online Journalists (ACROJ) has slammed the Managing Director of the Cross River State Tourism Bureau, Mr. Clement Umina over subtle threats made to the association’s acting chairman and publisher of Calabarblog, Mr. Hope Obeten. Mr. Umina had circulated a statement on Friday where he denied an investigative
By Frank Edima and Ogar Monday Mixed reactions have continued to trail the 2017 Carnival Calabar with residents of Calabar sharing diverse opinions on the performances. CrossRiverWatch went to town to sample the opinions and here are some. Not Interesting – Gloria Umoh Mrs. Gloria Umoh who owns a shop on the Carnival route posited