By Patrick Obia With November 25th, every year set aside as annual global campaign against Gender-Based Violence (GBV), known as 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, Project Alert, a non-profit making organization in the front line of fighting gender-based violence in the country has reaffirmed commitment in her fight against violence against women and
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio has assured that the Senate will participate fully in the burial of former President of the Senate, Dr. Joseph Wayas. Akpabio gave the assurance when a delegation of leaders from Cross River State, led by former Justice Minister, Chief Kanu Agabi, paid him a courtesy
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Otu, has called on Organized Labour in the state to reconsider its planned two-day warning strike scheduled to commence from midnight on Sunday 24th to Tuesday 26th November, 2024. Governor Otu, represented by his Deputy, Rt. Hon. Peter Odey, made the appeal during the 5th edition
By Godwin Ajom The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) has urged Nigerians to avoid illegal migration, human trafficking, migrant smuggling, drug trafficking, and other border-related offenses in Cross River and nine other Nigerian states. Led by Comptroller Prisca Ogbodo, the Cross River State Command recently completed a nationwide awareness campaign on Smuggling of Migrants (SOM). NIS
By Patrick Obia The Diocesan Education Board, Catholic Diocese of Ogoja, Cross River State, has shifted the blame of her school – St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Academy, Obudu questionable curriculum to the Ministry of Education. A disturbing Junior Secondary School 1 (JSS 1) class assignment surfaced online where the students are asked to define homosexuality,
By Mary Bassey, House Of Assembly Correspondent Cross River State Lawmakers have expressed worry over the alleged land encroachment in Ikun, Biase Local Government Area by the people of Okon in Ohafia LGA of Abia State. The House of Assembly adopted resolutions calling on the State Government through its relevant Agencies, including the State Boundary
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent The Governor of Cross River State, Sen. Bassey Otu has approved the appointment of Mr. Antigha Edem Gill, as the Director General of the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA). The appointment was contained in a press release signed by Nsa Gill, the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor dated
By Mary Bassey, House of Assembly Correspondent The Cross River State Appropriation Bill 2025 has been read and scaled through the second time. The Bill was read during the plenary held at the Assembly complex and committed to the Committee on Finance and Appropriation for further legislative procedures. It was presented by the Leader of