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Stakeholders Sound Alarm over Rainforest Destruction in Cross River, Propose Legal Reform and Anti-Mining Roadmap

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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…

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We The People inaugurates 21 new fellows for Rights Academy cohort 5, set to challenge systemic injustice

Editor4 weeks ago05 mins

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…

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The Wealth Under Our Feet, The Dust in Our Lungs: How Mining Has Left Cross River Communities Fleeced and Fractured

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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…

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#IncludeNaija: We The People Partners Cross River Police Command to Institutionalize Youth-Police Dialogue, Strengthen Reporting Channels for Human Rights Protection

Editor4 months ago05 mins

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…

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We The People organizes capacity-building workshop for women in C’River mining communities

Editor10 months ago05 mins

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…

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Stakeholders call for urgent action as deforestation crisis deepens in Cross River

Editor1 year ago06 mins

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…

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Cross River earmarks N525.3m for research institute to boost agriculture and food security

18-year-old breaks 306-year record, becomes world’s youngest professor

Soludo appoints new heads for Anambra parastatals

Anambra APGA Reps candidate, Oli pledges grassroot development, job creation, if elected

Father-in-law locks out 28-year-old widow eight days after husband’s death

Cross River Reaffirms Inclusive Governance as Northern District Hosts 2027 Budget Consultative Forum

US walks out of UN Security Council meeting as France compares it to North Korea and Russia

Free Fibroid Surgeries Begins in Anambra

Woman celebrates mother-in-law’s death after making husband swear oath

Xenophobia: Tinubu snubs South African envoy

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Stakeholders Sound Alarm over Rainforest Destruction in Cross River, Propose Legal Reform and Anti-Mining Roadmap

We The People inaugurates 21 new fellows for Rights Academy cohort 5, set to challenge systemic injustice

The Wealth Under Our Feet, The Dust in Our Lungs: How Mining Has Left Cross River Communities Fleeced and Fractured

#IncludeNaija: We The People Partners Cross River Police Command to Institutionalize Youth-Police Dialogue, Strengthen Reporting Channels for Human Rights Protection

We The People organizes capacity-building workshop for women in C’River mining communities

Stakeholders call for urgent action as deforestation crisis deepens in Cross River