By CrossRiverWatch Admin Substance abuse has equally been implicated as one of the leading causes of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. The virus is transmitted commonly through exposure to infected blood via injection drug use. Another public health concern that has been linked to substance abuse is mood or affective disorder(s). Such disorders which
By Monday Ogar: House of Assembly Correspondent The leadership of the Cross River State House of Assembly says it will consider the state’s grazing prohibition bill for second reading and subsequent public hearing at its sitting on Wednesday (tomorrow). The speaker of the assembly, Honorable John Lebo (PDP Abi) disclosed this last week in a
By Elijah Ugani: Health Correspondent Refugees fleeing the crackdown in Northwestern and Southwestern Cameroon by the government residing in Obanliku local government area of northern Cross River have hailed the administration of Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River over his strides in ensuring that they are welcomed in the state. The refugees disclosed this recently
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade yesterday (Monday) directed the payment of salaries for the month of April. This makes it a second year in a row Mr. Ayade has paid civil servants in advance to celebrate the workers day slated for May 1; a situation which drew mixed
By Margaret John The Lead Counsel of Basic Rights Chambers, Barrister James Ibor has advised that the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking In Persons (NAPTIP) should relocate to Becheve Community in Obanliku Local Government Area of Cross River State. He stated this Sunday on a live radio program “The Dialogue With Agba Jalingo”
By Violet Isek The National Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ), Cross River State Chapter has said that it is making plans to visit Becheve community of Obanlikwu Local Government Area in northern Cross River, to sensitize the people on the ills of the “money woman tradition”. Secretary of NAWOJ in the state, Imani Odey, who
By Violet Isek A teenager simply identified as Uche, Friday escaped been mobbed for allegedly stealing a phone. Students of Government Secondary School (GSS) Akim Town, Ndidem Usang Iso (Marian) road by Rabana roundabout caught Uche after he snatched a phone from a student (name withheld). The students after a hot chase, caught the boy
By Jonathan Ugbal A bill seeking to establish a federal polytechnic in Ikom local government area of central Cross River State has scaled through the first reading after been read in plenary on Wednesday on the floor of the Senate. The bill was sponsored by the senator representing the central senatorial district, John Owan-Enoh. And,