by crossriverwatch admin Nineteen people including the drivers of a bus and truck were amongst those killed in an auto crash along the devastated Calabar – Uyo highway on Wednesday evening when an Onistsha bound bus collided two trucks. The accident, an eye witnessed, Peace Monday told CrossRiverWatch occurred when a Cross Link bus ferrying
by crossriverwatch admin Activities at the University of Calabar Teaching Houspital Calabar UCTH were on Thursday brought to a halt as doctors on housemanship launched a protest following the death of their colleague who was involved in a ghastly motor accident and allowed to die because of strike by hospital workers which shut down the
by crossriverwatch admin Brigadier General Okwudili Azinta, the outgoing Commander of 13 Brigade of the Nigerian Army said Wednesday in Calabar that 36 petroleum tankers and six “Cotonou’’ boats used in oil bunkering in Cross River were destroyed while he was in charge of the Brigade. Brig. Azinta who was presenting a scorecard of his
by crossriverwatch admin Hon. Essien Ayi, the member representing Calabar South, Akpabuyo and Bakassi in the House of Representatives has called on the PDP which he is a member to sit up if disaster must be averted. In an interview with CrossRiverWatch, the rep said: “Well, it is true that, we have had a lot
by crossriverwatch admin The Cross River State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has concluded the election of its Interim Working Committee. In an election that held on Monday in Etaval Hotel, Calabar the State Harmonisation Committee elected a former Member of the Cross River State House of Assembly, Honourable Victor Okon as the
by crossriverwatch admin It is unimaginable but true, Nigerians spend billions of naira in India yearly on medical tourism. Within the last five years, the Indian embassy recorded the highest number of visa request from any single country seeking permits to visit India for medical reasons from Nigeria with exception of United States. The failure
by crossriverwatch admin GOTV is adding pep, fun and glamour in Calabar with the introduction of its premium channels broadcasting on terrestrial platform. The introduction of the channels during the yuletide season coincided with the annual Calabar Carnival with its marketers adorned in special attires to promote the product at the Millennium Park and the
by crossriverwatch admin “We have resolved as a group to join the ongoing national indefinite strike as directed by our national council, injustice to one is injustice to all”. This is the assertion of the Cross River State College of Education, Akamkpa chapter of College of Education Academic Staff Union, COEASU Chairman, Comrade Agba Linus