By Ogar Monday Listen To The Report The Nigerian Center for Disease Control, NCDC says Cross River State has recorded two confirmed cases of Monkeypox in 2022. This was contained in the periodic epidemiology report of the NCDC released earlier this month. Other States that have recorded confirmed cases in 2022 include Adamawa (three), Lagos
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Listen To The Report Cross River State Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade has joined the Nigerian presidential race. The Governor received the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential nomination, and expression of interest forms purchased for him by groups, including Arewa youths. Ayade, who was overwhelmed by the gesture, promised to fix the country,
By Ogar Monday Listen To The Report The former Governor of Akwa Ibom State and a presidential aspirant of the All Progressive Congress, APC, Sen. Godswill Akpabio has said that before he became Governor, Akwa Ibom used to be considered a ‘pedestrian’ State for people on their way to Calabar or Port Harcourt. Sen. Akpabio
By Channels Television Listen To The Report The Ministry of Aviation has appealed to local airline operators in Nigeria to reconsider their decision to shut down operations over the rising cost of aviation fuel. This was contained in a statement issued by the Special Assistant to the Honorable Minister on Public Affairs, James Odaudu, on
By Abdulrahman Adebayo Listen To The Report Sherifat Azeez untied her headgear as she walked this reporter into her living room. Its roughly patched walls and largely broken ceiling were the most striking features in the room. The kitchen where she earlier showed this reporter was a dimly lit space with unpainted walls darkened by
By David Hundeyin, West Africa Weekly A terrifying inside account of a secret alliance between Amnesty International Nigeria and the DSS On September 10, 2019, Kehinde Dada and Joseph Okonofua died at the hands of Nigerian Police. The two 23 year-olds were caught up in the violent response of Police officers to a student protest in the
At Nigeria’s independence, I wasn’t there but I read that what we had the most was hope and optimism of a new Nation. The overwhelming expectation that we can now march on and meet our homegrown needs after the white man leaves us alone. There were not enough hospitals, there weren’t enough schools, there was
By Deborah Tolu-Kolawole, Punch Newspaper The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige has said that any proposed increase in allowances and salaries by the Academic Staff Union of Universities not in sync with the National Salaries, Income and Wages Commission (NSIWC) will not scale through. The Minister also advised the union to work