By Olalekan Adetayo, Wale Oyewale, Olufemi Olaniyi, Ada Wodu, Edward Nnachi, Tony Okafor, Abiodun Nejo, Matthew Ochei and Daniels Igoni – The Punch Newspaper South-West States ready for WASSCE, propose August 3 for SSS3 resumption It’s not safe for schools to resume yet, Federal Government insists WAEC consulting other West African countries on WASSCE date
By Patrick Obia The case between the Cross River State Commissioner of Police against CrossRiverWatch Managing and News Editor, Archibong Jeremiah and Jonathan Ugbal has been adjourned to August 10, 2020 for ruling. Two witness of the Prosecution Counsel had given testimony in the case (MC/428C/19). The Counsel to CrossRiverWatch Managing and News Editor had made a no
By Jonathan Ugbal Has More Active Cases Than Six States Four more cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Cross River bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 9. The Nigerian Center for Disease Control announced 571 cases for July 12, 2020. The tally as shared on its verified Twitter handle was as follows:
By Henry Ojelu, Vanguard Newspaper In the face of the continued assault on the constitutional rights of Nigerians, one civil society organisation, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has remained resolute in the fight against all forms of such violations. Through its numerous advocacy projects, partnership and litigations, the organisation has continued to live up
By Ebunoluwa Sessou, Victoria Ojeme and Fortune Eromosele – Vanguard Newspaper International Federation of Women Lawyers, FIDA, Nigeria; Women in Politics and National Council for Women Society, Nigeria, among other civil society organisations, have described the refusal of Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State and members of the State House of Assembly to confirm
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Bashu community in Boki Local Government Area of Cross River State, a stone throw from Cameroon, has lamented the heavy presence of soldiers from that country in their community. They have also cried out over incessant security violations by the gendarmes and their nationals trying to flee from hostilities in their
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Photos have been released for the first time in years showing a group of rare gorillas in the mountains of southern Nigeria, conservationists say. Only 300 Cross River gorillas are known to live in the wild, making them the most endangered sub-species. But the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) says this sighting raises
By Archibong Jeremiah NMA suspends strike Outcome of dialogue yet unknown Pictures have emerged of the 17-man team from the Federal Ministry of Health led by the Executive Director of the NPHCDA, Dr. Faisal Shuaib in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. The team was given the mandate to engage with Cross River State Government