By Archibong Jeremiah “The policy of the use of clothe nose mask introduced by the Cross River State Government which has now been recommended by the Federal Government is also highly commendable. However, while the use of facemask is helpful, it does not confer full protection against COVID-19 and citizens of the State should not
By Ushang Ewa As the SARS – CoV-2 pandemic ravages the globe, a former Attorney General and justice commissioner in Cross River State has warned residents about the effect of sharing fake news as the world battles to curtail the spread of the novel coronavirus. Ochinke who shared what he described as “a painstaking” effort
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Cross River State Commissioner for International Development Cooperation, Dr. Inyang Asibong has urged the people of the State to be patient and adhere to various Government interventions that is bringing succour to their homes at Easter and beyond. In a special message signed to commemorate the 2020 Easter celebrations, Dr. Asibong said
By Patrick Obia The Governor of Cross River State, Ben Ayade has ordered all Civil Servants from Grade Level 10 and above to resume work on Tuesday, April 14, 2020 and reminded Cross Riverians that no “appropriate” nose mask, no movement is still in force. Governor Ayade gave the directives in a press release signed
By Jonathan Ugbal A Federal High Court sitting in Calabar and presided over by Justice Simon Amobeda has dismissed a fundamental rights suit seeking the declaration of the refusal of the Cross River House of Assembly to confirm the state’s former acting Chief Judge on the basis of her origin on the grounds that the
By CrossRiverWatch Admin A showdown looms in Cross River state between and appointees of the governor, Benedict Ayade after he directed on Monday that the vehicles commuting passengers without a face mask should be impounded and released only after payment of NGN300,000. Ayade, had last week, in a statement by his spokesman, Christian Ita, directed
By Jonathan Ugbal The SARS – CoV-2 pandemic has claimed its first victim of Cross River origin. 25-year-old Bassey Offiong who hails from Calabar, passed away on Saturday, March 28, 2020, reports the News Agency of Nigeria. Offiong, “a final year Chemical Engineering student of Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, died on Saturday, March 28, at
By George Odok As part of measures to contain the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic in Nigeria, the Nigeria Immigration Service in Cross River State has arrested 9 Cameroonians for illegal entry into Cross River through the Mfum border in Entung Local Government Area of the State and at the Ikang border post in Bakassi.