By Patrick Obia and Kelvin Ololo Cross River Government has been urged to stop clamping down on the media and respect rights of journalists in the State. The call was made by Association of Cross River Online Journalists (ACROJ) in a statement, signed by its Chairman and Secretary, Comrade Darlington Edem and Comrade Archibong Jeremiah
By Jonathan Ugbal and Patrick Obia Five Cross Riverians made it to the 2020 #Media100 list of culture curators, the publication by YNaija, an online news portal shows. They include CrossRiverWatch publisher, Agba Jalingo; German based journalist, Mercy Abang; Pulse Nigeria Editor-in-Chief, Ben Bassey; Broadcast Journalist, MaryAnn Duke Okon and second-time recipient, Philip Obaji Jr.
By Patrick Obia And Araga Blessing Following the World Day to End Impunity and Crimes Against Journalists on 2nd November every year, veteran journalists, Richard Akinnola and Cletus Ukpong, have called on practicing journalists to put in their best and not allow financial benefits be their focus. The veterans gave the admonition while speaking as
By Kelvin Ololo The Chairman, Cross River State Council of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Mr. Victor Dan Udu, has decried the poor welfare of Media practitioners in the State. Speaking over the phone on “The Dialogue With Agba Jalingo”, the NUJ Chairman inferred emphatically that Journalists welfare had been neglected and not given adequate
By Patrick Obia Veteran Journalist and Chairman, Correspondence Chapel in Cross River State, Mr. Judex Okoro, has said that nobody cares about the welfare of Journalists in light of the ills they go through in the course of their duties. In line with the just concluded Press Freedom Day celebration, 2019, the Correspondence Chapel Chair,
By Archibong Jeremiah Barely a month after the Pen Pushers (Journalists) in Cross River State lost two Comrades (Unimke Nawa and Ndoma Akpet) to the cold hands of death, another has kicked the bucket. Mr. Steve Onoh, a staff of Cross River State Newspaper Corporation publishers of Nigerian and Weekend Chronicle passed on Sunday evening.
By Margaret John The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Cross River has just released materials to media organizations and accredited journalists in the State in preparation for the Presidential and National Assembly elections slated for Saturday, February 16, 2019. The materials include reflective vests with caps, name tags as well as guidelines and are
By Jonathan Ugbal The Cross River State command of the Nigerian Police force has warned media practitioners and the general public to desist from sharing fake news or face the wrath of the law. The warning was contained in a press release signed by the command’s public relations officer, DSP Irene Ugbo and issued on