Hypertension or High Blood Pressure (HBP) refers to the phenomenon where one’s blood pressure is too high and chronic. Blood pressure, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), is the force exerted by circulating blood against the walls of the body’s arteries, the major blood vessels in the body. In simple terms, blood flows through
Education is the most important component of human resource development and is accorded a pride of place in many countries’ developmental plans and activities. The importance of education cannot be overemphasized and underestimated because no country has succeeded without educating its people. Education, be it in its formal or informal forms, basically entails pedagogy. And,
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Nigerian airline, Aero contractors is flying a triangular route between Lagos, Kano and Sokoto airports with an aircraft leased by the Cross River State government. This follows the temporal suspension of operations by the airline on the Lagos – Calabar and Abuja – Calabar route. The airline restricted daily flights to Mondays,
There are several reasons why many do not have their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) before elections. These range from being underage, to change of location, ignorance among others. The PVC is the power that the voter wields in the Nigerian political system today. But, many still allow themselves to be controlled by politicians who see
Technology, according to the Oxford online dictionary, “is the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes, especially in industry.” It is said to have first appeared in the English language in the 17th century when it was used to describe a discussion of the applied arts only. Gradually, those “arts” themselves came to be the
By Archibong Jeremiah The Chairman of Calabar South Local Government Council, Mrs. Esther Edet Bassey has debunked news making rounds that the LGA’s polling unit ad-hoc staff have not been paid for January 2022. In a statement, she said payments were made from wards 1-12 accordingly. See the list of beneficiaries below:
By Ola Blessing Two teenagers have been arrested in Calabar by men of the Nigerian Police today for allegedly stealing electric cables along the IBB Way. The apprentices eyewitness said they were apprentices in the shop where they stole the wires. The eyewitness who spoke in anonymity added that the boys claimed that the owner
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Commissioner for Health in Cross River, Dr. Betta Edu has emerged as the consensus aspirant from the state for the position of Woman Leader ahead of the March 26, 2022, national convention of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The position is one of those zoned to the south-south region of the