By Patrick Obia The first Lady of Cross River State, Dr. Linda Ayade has implored citizens of the State to make handwashing a primary habit. Mrs. Ayade who is WASH Ambassador, Cross River State emphasized that, handwashing is the most important treat of preventive measures in contacting coronavirus and other illnesses. She lauded United Purpose
While the COVID-19 pandemic has reminded all of us that handwashing with soap is the cornerstone of infection control, rural villagers in Nigeria remain out of reach of proper hand hygiene facilities. In commemoration of this year’s Global Handwashing Day on 15 October, Olajide Adelana, Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC) correspondent for Nigeria
By Kelvin Ololo and Marylyn Uyanah As Cross Riverians join the rest of the world to mark global tourism day, WASH (Water And Sanitation Hygiene) Media Network has called on transporters to imbibe and sustain the culture of cleanliness. The call was made Sunday, during an event organised to mark this year’s World Tourism Day,
By Jonathan Ugbal A foremost poet and dramatist, Professor Kalu Uka (emeritus) will today (Saturday) review the bestseller ’There Was A Country’ written by Chinua Achebe. Uka, who authored ‘A Harvest of Ants’ among other dramas that often hit the reader with more poetry than imagined in a drama taught in different institutions before his
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River on Tuesday undertook a tour of the Calabar Free Trade Zone. While there, he visited a cashew nut processing factory. Mr. Ayade also visited the office of the Nigerian Ports Authority where he interacted with the Port Manager and Harbor Master. He was accompanied by the
By Jonathan Ugbal Two new cases of the SARS – CoV – 2 have been recorded in Cross River State says the Nigerian Center for Disease Control, NCDC. The NCDC announced 131 cases for Thursday with the following distribution. This means the state has now recorded a total of 85 cases. It is the first
By Jonathan Ugbal The crisis rocking the Cross River judiciary may be far from over as that arm of government has been without a head for four days now. The last acting Chief Judge, Justice Maurice Eneji served out the second of his acting terms of three months on September 3, 2020. And, since then,
By Elijah Ugani Former Super Eagles striker and later coach, Sampson Siasia has commended the organisers of the Comrade Odey Adamade Football tournament with the promise to identify participants to elevate their game. Mr. Siasia stated this Weekend in Obudu while watching the finals of the tourney between Academy FC and Begiaka FC which though