Have we all, in the deepest recess of our hearts, asked ourselves why political leaders across party lines in our State are silent about developments in the State? It is not as if I know myself. I am equally thinking aloud about it and I think we should think it out together. The APC nearly
By Olugbenga Adanikin, International Centre For Investigative Reporting The Nigerian Army says it is unaware of the claim made by Bauchi State Government that 35 soldiers in the State have tested positive for the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19). The Cross River State Government also denied the report, describing it as fake. Bala Mohammed, the Bauchi State
By Judex Okoro, Daily Sun The Cross River State Government said it would assist Bauchi State with Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and face masks to curb the spread of COVID-19. Giving the assurance in Calabar on Friday while reacting to insinuations by Governor Bala Mohammed that the current status of Cross River with regard to
By Olalekan Adetayo, Punch Newspaper The Federal Government has shortlisted 41 Directors for the final round of examination towards becoming Permanent Secretaries in the Civil Service. The 41 Directors emerged from the 91 candidates who sat an Information Communication Technology proficiency test on Thursday in Abuja. This means 50 Senior Government officials who sat examination
By CrossRiverWatch Admin No fewer than four are feared dead in a renewed crisis between Bishiri communities in Obanliku local government area of Cross River State and Mbakunu community of Kwande local government area of Benue state. The renewed crisis began on Friday a native of Bishiri told CrossRiverWatch. “We own that land. We allowed
Professor Benedict Bengioushuye Ayade, better known simply as Ben Ayade is a multi-disciplinary academic. He has a string of five degrees in various fields: a bachelors degree, a masters degree in Microbiology and a Ph.D in Environmental Microbiology all from the University of Ibadan, a master of Business administration from Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Edo
By Moses Emorinken, The Nation Newspaper Findings from the Presidential Task Force team’s visit to Cross River State shows that the State has low capacity to test for COVID-19. The team, which comprises experts from the Federal Ministry of Health and the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), noted that the State was also grappling
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said that Kogi and Cross River States have the lowest figures of samples tested since the outbreak of the COVID-19 in the country in February, 2020. According to SaharaReporters, the two States are yet to record any positive COVID-19 case. While Kogi has only