By CrossRiverWatch Admin Nigeria 11 April 2020, Cross River State: As of 09 April 2020, 288 COVID-19 cases have been reported in Nigeria, 51 persons discharged, and seven deaths recorded. As of 31 March 2020, 57,809 Cameroonian refugees have been registered in Akwa-Ibom, Benue, Cross River, Imo and Taraba States. Five cases of COVID-19 have
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The 36 State Governors in Nigeria have recommended a national lockdown over the next two weeks to further curb the spread of Coronavirus. According to Sahara Reporters the decision was reached at a meeting of the Governors on Wednesday. Chairman of the forum, Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State, in a statement said
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Ben Ayade, Governor of Cross River State and also a professor of Microbiology stirred controversy recently when he said the practice of social distancing might be ineffective to control the spread of coronavirus. “Social distancing presupposes that things are so equal, that you stay in an isolated room, it is completely wrong because in
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has written to the National Human Rights Commission asking it to investigate the unlawful killings of at least 21 Nigerians by armed security personnel enforcing the COVID-19 lockdown. Falana in his letter on Thursday said apart from the killing of 18 people in four states, he
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Determined to check any outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic at the internally displaced persons (IDP) camps in Cross River State, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is setting up an isolation centre at the Nigeria-Cameroun border. The centre, according to the Director General of the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA),
By Archibong Jeremiah “The policy of the use of clothe nose mask introduced by the Cross River State Government which has now been recommended by the Federal Government is also highly commendable. However, while the use of facemask is helpful, it does not confer full protection against COVID-19 and citizens of the State should not
By Ushang Ewa As the SARS – CoV-2 pandemic ravages the globe, a former Attorney General and justice commissioner in Cross River State has warned residents about the effect of sharing fake news as the world battles to curtail the spread of the novel coronavirus. Ochinke who shared what he described as “a painstaking” effort
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Cross River State Commissioner for International Development Cooperation, Dr. Inyang Asibong has urged the people of the State to be patient and adhere to various Government interventions that is bringing succour to their homes at Easter and beyond. In a special message signed to commemorate the 2020 Easter celebrations, Dr. Asibong said