It is not sufficient to simply want women with disabilities in leadership. No; it is the need for the development of an inclusive, plural, and democratic society to make this happen
By Favour Adinya To strengthen the healthcare system in Cross River State, Governor Bassey Otu has appointed a 13-member Governing Board for the Cross River State Health Insurance Agency (CRSHIA). In a press release signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Gill Nsa, Governor Otu said the appointment is in line with Law Number 10 of
There is a reason why we must not keep quiet. Most of us are very comfortable when people call out politicians who mismanage our public finances and tax the poor to share amongst themselves. You must be blind in Nigeria today not to have noticed that, there is a cartel of crooks across all strata
By Godwin Ajom A recent report by Premium Times, citing data from Divorce.com, a U.S. based platform that provides support for navigating divorce, revealed Nigeria’s divorce rate at 2.9% in 2023. This translates to 1.8 divorces per 1,000 people with Nigeria ranking eleventh among the countries with the highest divorce rates, with many women becoming
A young couple married for barely 2 years, separated recently because the wife complained about the husband’s snoring. But it was more than that. She had been complaining about the snoring and asking her husband to do something about it. “Didn’t you know he snores when you were dating?” I asked her. “I was visiting
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Armed welding suspected Kidnappers have abducted a pregnant woman in Cross River State. The heavily pregnant woman (name undisclosed) was kidnapped yesterday in Eseku Community, Creek Town of Odukpani Local Government Area of the state. Sources told CrossRiverWatch that the target was her husband who escaped but they had no option but
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Cross River-born soldier AB. CA Agba with Force number SS7358, has allegedly been killed by armed welding bandits. CA Agba, a younger brother of CrossRiverWatch’s Editor-In-Chief, Citizen Agba Jalingo until his demise was serving as part of the Nigerian Navy contingent in Benue State, where they were ambushed and killed in Agatu
the employed male population in Nigeria was estimated at nearly 40 million, while the number of employed females was projected to be slightly lower, at around 31.3 million, even though according to Nigeria’s demographics, the country has more women than men in the working age bracket (15-65)