By Kelvin Obambon Environmental rights and civil society organization, We the People (Centre for Social Studies and Development), has paid an advocacy and familiarization visit to the newly appointed Cross River State Commissioner for Environment, Barr. Bassey Offiong Mensah, at his office in Calabar on Tuesday, September 15, 2026. The delegation, led by Ukeme Ekong,…
By Kelvin Obambon Environmental experts, legal practitioners, conservationists, and community leaders gathered in Calabar on Thursday for the 4th Multi-Stakeholder Conference on Deforestation in Cross River State, issuing an urgent call to action against illegal logging, destructive mining, and agricultural encroachment threatening Nigeria’s primary rainforest ecosystem. The event, organized by civil society group We The…
By Kelvin Obambon In a bid to expand its impact and equip the next generation of social change agents, We The People (WTP) Center for Social Studies and Development has officially inaugurated the fifth cohort of its flagship training initiative, the Rights Academy. The launch event, which welcomed an expanded class of 21 young fellows…
By Kelvin Obambon For twenty-four years, the massive trucks rolling out of the limestone-rich earth of Akamkpa and Akpabuyo Local Government Areas have carried away untold wealth in cement, leaving behind a single-lane road choked with dust, polluted water, cracked houses, and shattered livelihoods. With a critical 2027 mining license renewal on the horizon, host…
By Kelvin Obambon In a strategic move to bridge the trust gap between law enforcement and the younger generation, a civil society organization, We The People (Centre for Social Studies and Development) has moved to formalize a working relationship with the Cross River State Police Command under the #IncludeNaija Project. The initiative reached a milestone…
By Kelvin Obambon We The People (WTP) Center For Social Studies and Development has organized a 2-day capacity-building workshop for women in mining host communities in Cross River State. The workshop, held between Wednesday 17 and Thursday 18 September, 2025, seeks to equip participants with knowledge of the law, legal and policy advocacy, effective…
By Kelvin Obambon The destruction of Cross River’s rainforest, the ‘largest’ remaining pristine forest in West Africa, is reaching a catastrophic level, prompting warning by experts and activists that without immediate action, the rainforests could vanish entirely within a few decades. The warning was issued at a one-day multi-stakeholder conference on deforestation organized by…
