by crossriverwatch admin Two women, one a staff of the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital and a mother of three alleged to be child traffickers were on Tuesday evening paraded by men of the Cross River State Quick Intervention Squad, QIS, for being part of the syndicate that has been snatching children in Calabar. Commander
by crossriverwatch admin The clearest indication that President Goodluck Jonathan will contest the 2015 presidential election emerged yesterday in Calabar, Cross River State with the ringing endorsement of the President for the election by South-South governors and leaders of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP). The endorsement of the President for the 2015 presidential election was
by crossriverwatch admin To stem the high incidences of mother to child transmission of HIV in communities in Calabar South, a nongovernmental organization, Development Option, DO, has undertaken the process of educating pregnant women and Traditional Birth Attendants on safe birth practices. Speaking to CrossRiverWatch during one of her advocacy visits to the Eserebom Village
by crossriverwatch admin “Public life will soon be over. I will get my life back. Mentally I am gone…the office of wife of governor is very ready for the next person.” These are the words of Cross River State First Lady, Obioma Imoke in an exclusive interview in the July/August 2014 issue of popular Celebrity
by crossriverwatch admin After eagerly waiting for months, I was at the movies yesterday to see the movie ‘Half of a Yellow Sun’ an adaptation from the award winning novel by Chimamanda Adichie. The FilmHouse Cinema, Marina Resort, Calabar was filled to its brim, the audience were quite diverse, both the young and old. Authorities
by crossriverwatch admin The Chairman of Boki Local Government Area in Cross River State, Hon Abubakar Ewa during the week undertook a tour of the health facilities in the local government area to alert the nurses and other health workers on the need to be proactive and alert on the Ebola virus which is ravaging
by crossriverwatch admin The UIkelke nation comprised of several communities and villages in Yala Local Government Area of Cross River State has bemoaned the state of its devastated road for which construction work awarded to a local construction firm in 2011 by the Cross River Rural Access and Mobility Board , RAMB has been abandoned.
by crossriverwatch admin The Cross River State Government has endorsed the Obudu Face of Culture event as one of the state’s event committed to promoting and sustaining the state’s rich cultural potentials. The endorsement of the prestigious annual cultural event was contained in a letter issued recently by the state department of Culture and Heritage