By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Commissioner of Police in Cross River State, Lanre Abdulkadir Jimoh is dead. Sources in the Police command say Mr. Jimoh died at an isolation center in Calabar, the State’s capital. He is said to have showed COVID-19 symptoms and CrossRiverWatch has reached the Police command for comment. Several calls to DSP
By Henry Umoru, Vanguard Newspaper The Senate on Tuesday swore in the immediate past Governor of Bayelsa State, Henry Seriake Dickson, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Bayelsa West. Also sworn in as Senators were Moses Cleopas, PDP, Bayelsa Central; Adetokunboh Abiru, All Progressives Congress, APC, Lagos East and Prof. Nora Dabu’t, APC, Plateau South. The oath
By Patrick Obia Hult Prize Foundation is set to stage 2020 challenge in Calabar, the Cross River State Capital. Hult Prize, a foundation is geared towards transforming how young people envision their own possibilities as leaders of change in the world around them. With a US$1,000,000 global startup prize as its anchor activity, Hult Prize
By Patrick Obia The former Southern Senatorial District State Security Adviser in Cross River State, Chief Ani Esin has been appointed as the Deputy Chief of Staff to Governor Ben Ayade. His appointment was made known in a press release signed by the Governor’s Special Adviser, Media and Publicity, Mr. Christian Ita. Chief Ani’s appointment
By Patrick Obia Leaders in various capacities have been urged to inculcate the habit of charity and good deeds as it will speak for or against them on the day of judgement. This was the take home message by Rev. Fr. Christopher Enang at the funeral service of late Pa Adolphus Oben-Etchi, at Immaculate Conception
By Patrick Obia Following the launch of Operation Akpakwu to curb crime and other vices in Cross River State by the Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade, Rights Activist, James Ibor, Esq. has said though the gesture is good but welfare of personnel is sacrosanct. Ibor stated this on his Facebook wall where he added that, outside
By Jide Orintunsin, The Nation Newspaper Cross River chapter of the APC where Ntufam Hillard Eta hails from on Sunday distanced itself from the legal action filed against the Gov. Mai Buni- led CECPC. The party, in a statement jointly signed by its chairman, Sen. Mathew T. Mbu and Minister of State for Power, Prince
By Patrick Obia Journalists have been beckoned at to synergize with all in gender based activities, for proper reportage of Gender Based Violence (GBV) incidences and convictions to ensure deterrence. Spotlight Initiatives on End Violence Against Women and Girls and Harmful Practices (VAWG/HG) stakeholders made the call at a media parley held in Calabar, the