By Archibong Jeremiah The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has made several recommendation to the President Muhammad Buhari in a view to ensuring that freedom of press is not gagged. SERAP made the call in a new report launched in Lagos on Wednesday. The report which was prepared by SERAP in conjunction with National Endowment
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The trial of Jeremiah Archibong and Jonathan Ugbal over the August 5, 2019 #RevolutionNow protests stalled on Wednesday as the prosecutors failed to show up in Court. The duo who are the Managing Editor and News Editor of CrossRiverWatch respectively, were arraigned on August 7, 2018 after 49 hours in detention on
My constant assertion that Cross River State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade is a threat to free speech and a free press in Cross River State has been challenged by some of his aides who also want me to proof my allegation with facts. The thing about this administration is that, in the same manner they
Phone rings…. Hello, am I unto Agba Jalingo of CrossRiverWatch? Yes sir, you are. My name is Ajala, calling from Cross River State Police headquarters, Diamond Hill, Calabar. Ok. How are you and how can I help you sir? I was at your office this morning to invite you for questioning in our office but
Gentlemen of the press, today the 5th of August 2019, men of the Cross River State Police Command arrested and unlawfully detained for over 12hours some of our colleagues who were at a public place, carrying out their constitutional duty of informing the public. The members are; Jeremiah Archibong, Managing Editor of CrossRiverWatch. Jonathan Ugbal,
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Police in Calabar this morning arrested three journalists while on duty to cover the planned #RevolutionNow Protest in Cross River state. They were arrested by the anti-kidnapping and cultism unit of the Police. The State correspondent of the Nation Newspaper, Nicolas Kalu, News Editor of CrossRiverWatch, Jonathan Ugbal and Managing Editor
By Jonathan Ugbal The Department of Public Transportation in Cross River State has been appropriated the sum of N392,977,651.40K in the 2019 budget of Qabalistic Densification. This is despite claims that the department which is largely viewed as a cash cow generated N13,762,300 as revenue between January and October 2018 according to the chart of
By Patrick Obia and Rose Ofem The CrossRiverWatch Publisher Mr. Agba Jalingo, News Editor Mr. Jonathan Ugbal has escaped what seems to be a kidnap or robbery attempt at Amadik community, Arondinzogu in Imo State while traveling to Lagos by road. According to Mr. Jalingo who took to Facebook to narrate their ordeal which he