By Patrick Obia “All over the legislature they say we are rubber stamp. Most people use the rubber stamp not because they mean it, because they feel you should have your hand gloves and buttons two-four-seven fighting the executive. But when you fight the executives your people suffer, we have the money, and they have
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Cross River chapter, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to declare a state of emergency on security in Cross River. Chairman of NMA in the State, Dr. Agam Ayuk, made the call on Friday during a peaceful protest to demand the release of the wife of their
By Archibong Jeremiah The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) Cross River Chapter on Thursday embarked on an indefinite strike over the kidnap of the wife of their colleague, Mrs. Christiana Ekanem, a staff of the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH). In a communiqué jointly signed by the State NMA Chairman, Dr. Agam Ayuk, and the
By Jonathan Ugbal A Federal High Court sitting in Nigeria’s southern port city of Calabar and presided over by Justice Simon Amobeda has declined jurisdiction to entertain a public interest suit seeking the court’s interpretation of the constitution to decide whether the action of appointing Commissioners of Aviation, Foreign Affairs and Solid Minerals by Governor
By CrossRiverWatch Admin With the declaration of the Coronavirus outbreak as a global pandemic by World health Organisation and the confirmation of COVID-19 cases in Lagos, Ogun and neighboring Cameroon, Cross River State has doubled its effort to safe guard its citizens and residents while pushing strong messages about the virus to all communities. The
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Commissioner of Police in Cross River State, Nkereuwem Akpan, has confirmed the death of a Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in Obudu local government area of Cross River State, Mr. Gabriel Amawu, during a face-off with some protesting youths from the College of Education, Obudu on Tuesday night. According to the Commissioner
By Emma Una The only private university in Cross River State, Arthur Javis University Akpabuyo has adopted Mr. Adebowale Adebayo popularly known as MC Macaroni as a Goodwill Ambassador to provide positive mentorship for its students. Announcing the appointment on Thursday, the Professor Ani Nkang, the Vice Chancellor of the University said the partnership with