By Patrick Obia The Federal Government of Nigeria has commissioned the $44 million, 1.5km Nigeria-Cameroon border bridge in Cross State, Southern region of the country. The bridge was constructed with finance by the African Development Bank (AfDB) as part of the trans-border road running from Enugu to Bamenda. The 1.5km joint border road which links
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State has signed the State’s Magistrate Jurisdiction Law 2022. The law which increases the jurisdiction of magistrate courts in the State on civil matters was signed on Thursday, 3 November 2022. Speaking at the event, the governor said with the law in place, the administration of
By Omobola Tolu-Kusimo, The Nation Newspaper Edo Leads Civil servants in Akwa Ibom, Cross River, and Bayelsa States may not retire well due to the non-implementation and compliance of pension laws by their governors. But civil servants of Edo, Delta, and Rivers States have a lot to benefit from upon retirement as their State Governors
By Patrick Obia One of Cross River’s enthusiastic entrepreneurs, Toms Alims has raised an alarm over an impoundment of one of his dispatch rides – Eagle 1 by men of the Nigerian Police Force, Mbukpa Division, Calabar South Local Government. The yet-to-be-identified officers who impounded the bike on Sunday 30 October claimed that “the rider’s
By Ogar Monday Communities in Cross River State have been encouraged to take ownership of the Violence Against Persons Prohibition (VAPP) Law and the Disability Rights Law (DRL), as both laws have expanded the definition of violence and rape. The communities were warned against treating issues around rape “as a family matter” as the VAPP
By Ogar Monday A team of volunteers from Project Alert, Basic Rights Counsel Initiative, BRCI, and the Cross River State chapter of Child Protection Network (CPN) has rescued a 6-year-old girl (name withheld) branded a witch by her father, a Police officer. She was locked up in a store in Okurikang, Odukpani Local Government Area
By Patrick Obia Yet- to- be identified official of Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHED) has been electrocuted in Calabar, Cross River State capital. The incident is said to occur the early evening of Thursday 27 October at the entrance to Margaret Ekpo International Airport and opposite Airport Police Station. In a 15 seconds video
By Patrick Obia Cross River-born Iso Bassey will be one of the key speakers at the 2022 Black History Month celebration at the United Kingdom’s House of Parliament. Black History Month (BHM) is recognized in the United Kingdom and celebrated every October since 1987 when it was marked with an event hosted at the Commonwealth