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Cross River State Marks World Hepatitis Day

By Jeremiah Archibong The Cross River State first lady, Dr. Linda Ayade has been inducted as a grand patron of Hope Alive Volunteer Group and honoured with an award of ‘Icon of Hope Alive’. Also honored was the Chief Medical Director CMD, University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH), Dr. Thomas Agan. The honors were given

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Bakassi Remains A Sore Point In Our National Annals – Amb. Nkoyo Toyo

By Jonathan Ugbal The ceding of Bakassi peninsula to Cameroun by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has been described as a sore point in the history of Nigeria as a country. Nigeria’s former Ambassador to Ethiopia and member who represented Calabar Municipal/Odukpani federal constituency in the 7th Assembly, Nkoyo Toyo made this known in

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Let Us Support And Not Destroy This Government BY SOLOMON ASHA

It was the pioneer Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar, Late Professor Emmanuel Ayandele who aptly described Cross River (now Cross River and Akwa Ibom States) as an atomistic society perpetually at war with itself. What the late renowned Professor of History got from the people of this area at that time was a

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9 Confirmed Dead, Others Injured In Calabar Auto Crash

By Thankgod Inyang No fewer than 7 persons have been confirm dead with others sustaining injuries, in an auto crash involving an 18 seater Hiace passenger bus belonging to a transport company, Calculux and a truck conveying gravel. The accident occurred along the notorious Calabar-Odukpani road, around Pamol Rubber Estate in the out skirts of

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Screening Of Local Government Staff Resumes In Obudu As NULGE Calls Off Strike

By Ikwen Atuaka The screening exercise targeted at weeding out ghost workers in local governments by the Cross River State government has resumed in Obudu following resumption of work by civil servants. As earlier reported by CrossRiverWatch, the screening exercise was received with mixed feelings and a short industrial action by the Nigeria Union of

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Abi Is Lucky To Produce Speaker After Producing The Governor – John Gaul

By Archibong Jeremiah, House Of Assembly Correspondent Hon. John Gaul Lebo, Speaker Cross River State House of Assembly has stated that his constituency (Abi) is indeed lucky to have produced a Speaker of the House of Assembly immediately after producing the Governor of the State. John Gaul said this while addressing members of Imabana Progressive

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FamilyTies With Capt. Cassie (Part Eight)

Words Of Wisdom Phew! Did I just go through that interview without yelling? Yes, I sure did. On a flight back home, I sat next to an elderly man say about 70 years old. In my attempt to be helpful, we got talking and talked all through the flight. We started off with pleasantries and

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Governor Ayade Accompanies President Buhari To Cameroon For Bilateral Talks

By Our Correspondent The State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade yesterday left for Yaounde, the capital of the Republic of Cameroon ‎as a member of President Muhammadu Buhari ‘s entourage to the country for bilateral talks on ways to combat the scourge of Boko Haram. Presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina in a statement, said: “The talks between

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