By Archibong Jeremiah and Patrick Obia The Cross River State Chapter Chairman of National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) Mr. Daniel Obo has stated that youths are not properly motivated in politics. Obo in an interview with CrossRiverWatch TV said the society is yet to get it right in terms of youth’s involvement in politics.
By Jonathan Ugbal Primary and Secondary schools form the basis in the Nigerian educational system and unfortunately, in Cross River State, public and civil servants have devised a means to enrich themselves via a systemic means of extortion that grows every year. Two boards, the Cross River State Universal Basic Education Board and the Cross
By Premium Times The ECOWAS Court of Justice has fixed June 29, 2021 for judgment in a suit challenging the “unlawful” arrest and prosecution of a Nigerian journalist and publisher, Agba Jalingo, under the cybercrime, terrorism and criminal code laws. The suit was instituted by a civil society group, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project
By Patrick Obia and Rachel Idim “I am pleased to announce to you that whatever has a beginning has an end, I think today should be the end of our sitting. I came, I saw and I conquered. Let’s not say it’s a good end but a beautiful end. The panel has been one of
By Edem Edem, Daily Post From all indications, Workers’ Day celebrations in Cross River State may not hold as workers claimed to be sad over the kidnap of their Chairman, Comrade Ben Ukpekpi. It would be recalled that Comrade Ukpekpi, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Chairman was kidnapped over a month ago and has been with
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River State office of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSIFT) has marked the 2021 World Day for Safety and Health at Work. It had the theme “Anticipate, Prepare and Respond to Crisis: Invest Now in Resilient Occupational Safety & Health.” The event which held April 28, 2021 was marked in
By Archibong Jeremiah Some retired Police Officers have protested poor renumeration after service, raised alarm of corruption in the pension and housing scheme. The aggreaved retirees didn’t just protest, but threatened to move out of the pension scheme they called fraudulent, did so this morning (Wednesday) at the Cross River State Police Command Headquarters, Daimond
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) in collaboration with the POP (Protect Our Planet) Movement, Transformation Home Africa, Deep Root Academy, The University of Calabar and YALI Cross River State recently marked the 2021 World Earth Day with the theme: Restore Our Earth. The event which was a week-long event (Monday 19 –