Introduction Malaria is an acute and chronic disease caused by obligate intercellular protozoa of the genus plasmodium. Malaria has also been one of the world’s killer diseases throughout human history. Despite attempt to eradicate it, it remains one of the deadliest diseases globally. Discovered in 1886 by Laveram, a military physician who was working in
By Elijah Ugani The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) office in Cross River State has dismissed as untrue, reports that corps members have been killed in a renewed communal clash between Ukelle community in Yala local government area of Cross River and Izzi local government area of Ebonyi State. Reports suggest scores have been killed,
By Our Reporter The Cross River State Universal Basic Education Board (CR-SUBEB) has once again escaped the antics of fraudsters after an attempt to defraud the Board’s UBE Matching Grant account of NGN100M (one hundred million naira) was recently uncovered by the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), in Abuja. The suspect identified as Tom
By Obeten Godfrey Public school teachers in Cross River State have threatened to embark on a strike action following the inability of the state government to implement promises and agreement it had with the Cross River state chapter of the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) in 2016. The sit-at-home is expected to begin on Wednesday,
By Ogar Monday/Grace Orok In the fight to eradicate toxic waste materials, the Global Impact SAGE Team (GIST), a team of young ‘teenpreneurs’ in Calabar has been produced an Eco-friendly Inter-locking paving tiles, called GI (Global Impact) Interlocking, made from plastics and glass. The GIST team, a subsidiary of Students for the Advancement of Global
By Obeten Godfrey The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), has concluded plans to resume it’s Post-Graduate Foreign scholarship to qualified indigenes of the Niger Delta region. This was contained in a statement signed by Clara Braide, S.A. Communications, Office of the Board Chairman of the Commission; and follows the approval by the Governing Board and
By Unimke Jeremiah Fire from unknown source has burnt four rooms belonging to some students of CRUTECH and UNICAL at No. 4/7 Orok Orok Lane, Calabar South. The fire which is said to have started at about 5:30am yesterday morning consumed virtually all their belongings. According to our reporter at the scene, the occupants of
By Jonathan Ugbal A bill seeking to establish the Federal Polytechnic Ikom in Cross River State has been read for the second time on the floor of the Nigerian Senate. The bill with number SB. 672 is sponsored by the Senator representing the central senatorial district, John Owan-Enoh. It was read for the second time