Listen To The Article Water is crucial to keep the body working correctly. It is present in the blood, skin, organs, and bones. There is water in every cell of the body, from the brain to the teeth. Have you ever also wondered how much of your body is water? The percentage of water varies
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
By Blessing Isong Two lovers (unnamed), on Monday, narrowly survived an auto crash in Calabar, the Cross River State capital, after their vehicle skid off the road and hit a shop nearby. The accident happened in the early hours of Monday at the Rabana roundabout. And, one of the lovers said the accident occurred as
By Patrick Obia A non-governmental organization in forefront of free legal and other aids to indigent women and children, Basic Rights Counsel Initiative (BRCI), has solicited N945,000 support from well-meaning individuals for the medical bill of a 12-year-old, Goodness Emeka Uche bathed with hot water. Goodness is said to have been bathed a mixture of
By Patrick Obia The violence against persons prohibition (VAPP) and disability right laws of Cross River State may become mere legislation with no impact if people don’t know about their existence said stakeholders at a one day public education forum, Thursday in Calabar. The need for improved advocacy and sensitization was the basis of the
By Sylvia Akpan Activities in the Calabar South Local Government Council ground to a halt last weekend after the chairperson, Mrs. Esther Edet Bassey led a candle procession in honor of her late aide, Mrs. Kate Okon Umoh. The late Mrs. Umoh had served in various capacities in the council and was viewed as a
By Godwin Otang Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Center, CISLAC, through her Tax Justice Network Platform, TJNP, in collaboration with other CSOs has converged in Calabar, the Cross River State capital to strengthen the anti-tobacco advocacy and Tobacco Tax Control Law in the State. In an address, the Executive Director of CISLAC, Auwal Ibrahim Musa said
By Patrick Obia Sweetest Kiddies Sanctuary has taken its sensitization and distribution of sanitary pads to Government Girls Secondary School, Big Qua Town, Calabar Municipal Local Government Area of Cross River State, where 900 Lady Care sanitary pads were given out to students. The NGO which is a subsidiary of Sweetest Kiddies Empire whose objective