By Mary Bassey, House of Assembly Correspondent The Speaker of the Cross River State House Of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Elvert Ayambem has warned that gay activities are outlawed in Cross River State. This is coming after a suspected gay party was organized on the 30th of June 2023, at a hotel in Ekorinim in Calabar
By Wisdom Okon A sixteen-year-old girl, Miss Cynthia Udoh (not her real name) who narrowly escaped being raped shares her experience with CrossRiverWatch. Narrating her ordeal she blamed her plight on the lack of social amenities such as street lights, security, and insufficient water facilities in Atakpa market in Calabar South and environ where she
By Patrick Obia The Governor of Cross River State, Senator Bassey Otu has imposed an immediate dusk to dawn curfew in two Local Government Areas of the State. The LGAs are Bakassi and Akpabuyo Local Government Areas. This was contained in a public announcement signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Professor Anothony Owan-Enoh,
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Cross River-based Journalist, Efio-Ita Nyok has been elected as the National Coordinator of the Active Citizens Engaging the Legislature (Leg’ACEs) Program. Nyok assumed the leadership of the national caucus of the community in company of two others – Deborah Obiabo as National Deputy Coordinator of North/FCT Caucus Coordinator of the OPN Leg’ACEs,
By The Nigerian Voice The National Industrial Court, sitting in Abuja today delivered judgment in Suit No NICN/ABJ/198/2017 Between AIG Mbu Joseph Mbu versus Police Service Commission, seeking relief for unlawful dismissal from service. Hon. Justice O. A. Obaseki-Osaghae in her ruling, declared that the sack of Mbu was illegal and awarded general damages of
One cold morning, from my classroom window, I could see more than one thousand bicycles in the bicycle park at the Wageningen University premises. I began to wonder how the owners could easily locate their bicycles. It was my early days in the Netherlands a couple of years back as a master’s student. As the
By Godwin Otang Former members of the Cross River State House of Assembly have approached the National Industrial Court in Calabar, seeking an order of injunction to stop the implementation of allowances for some public office holders in the state. The order of injunction if secured will stop the State Governor, House of Assembly, and
TOPIC Repressive Cultures And The Money Woman Practice In Cross River State: Realistic Solutions. INTRODUCTION A repressive culture according to reverso means putting a group of people into a state of subjugation. Also known as cultural repression, these practices deny victims of their rights and lead to stereotyping which is often harmful. There are different