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 CrossRiverWatch Admin Press Release Governmentof Cross River State COVID-19 Sustainable Livelihood Palliative. In view of the COVID-19 lockdown and its attendant consequences on livelihoods leading to job losses, daily income difficulties, waste of youthful energy, and in order to reduce public anxiety, youth restiveness and lower social tension, the Cross River State Government is
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 Patrick Obia As the ban on public place gatherings such as churches, markets, shopping malls, sports arena, banks ecertera, continues to be enforced in Cross River State, report has it that some men of the COVID-19 Task Force Team were on Sunday 12th March, 2020 brutalized by Church members. According to the Special Assistant
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
Albert Camus once said, “Pestilence is so common, there have been as many plagues in the world as there have been wars, yet plagues and wars always find people equally unprepared. When war breaks out people say: It won’t last, it’s too stupid.” Looking at the recent statistics, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to expand. As
By Jonathan Ugbal Entrepreneurs and politicians are beginning to step into the fight against the SARS – CoV-2 pandemic ravaging the globe as more donations to help curb the spread are pouring in. In north and central Cross River state, residents say the directives of governments are partially enforced especially despite assurances of the state