March 8 is internationally recognized as “International Women’s Day” (IWD), a day set aside to celebrate women and to increase the global “gender sensitivity” awareness. Women are celebrated not because of their numerous strengths nor because they have no weakness. They are celebrated because they have blessed millions with their strength. This year’s theme “Make
In this week’s Episode we serve you a masterpiece from the mullah of contemporary commentary. Our Guest writer – Dr. Chris Opone – is a fellow of the Institute of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. A writer and critique “without border”. President Jonathan’s Re-Election: Imperatives For The Health Sector President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan’s journey to the apex
When the general election was slated for February my heart was heavy yet light, wondering how the atmosphere will be, how the people will conduct themselves as the long awaited election falls on a very special period of love among the people – valentine day, when our election are historically accompanied by violence of all
By Our Editorial Team The land of Cross River State is very beautiful and so is the ineffable munificence which the Creator has so graciously endowed the ethnic nationalities, tribes and people which he has created and placed there. The many bodies of waters, lush and green forests stretching from the southern part of the
It is an indisputable fact that right from the period when political aspirants of different political shades and coloration in the late part of 2014 started gearing up for the various political parties’ primaries, the state political landscape has been astronomically charged, as each contestant strives to out do the others to obtain their party’s
Character is an essential ingredient in leadership which must not be taken for granted. Your character is your pass port to greatness and your visa to success in life. Character is very important in leadership, the great civil rights leader, Martin Luther King Jr. Had always encouraged his followers not to judge people by their
In recent times there has been a number of serious national issues burning and plaguing the nation, Cross River State in particular. In Rivers State for instance, there is a lingering needless and meaningless political war against the State Governor which is contrived and escalated by the National Judicial Council (NJC). The crisis has resulted
PART I: HEALTHFUL-Words This week’s Healthful Words on CrossRiverWatch is a sequel of a previous quote drawn from World Health Report 1995 by the World Health Organization. “I was hungry and you formed a committee to investigate my hunger. I was homeless and you filed a report on my plight. I was sick and you