Agency Report The Cross River State government is seeking the removal of bureaucratic bottlenecks to enable the current administration access the basic health care provision fund. The fund is a constitutional provision which requires that one percent of the consolidated revenue is set aside for basic health care. And, the Commissioner for Health in the
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River State Government has issued a statement urging residents across the 18 LGA of the State to watch out for lassa fever. In the release it listed some symptoms as well as guidelines as it spreads to neighboring Akwa Ibom, Ebonyi and Enugu State. The statement signed by Dr. Janet
By Archibong Jeremiah A graduate of Zoology and Environmental Biology (ZEB), University of Calabar, late Maxwell Enudi Lucky took his life. Late Maxwell yesterday committed suicide by taking ‘sniper’ – a poisonous. He graduated December 2019, to defend his project February 2020. A classmate of the deceased who preferred not to be named told Grass
By CrossRiverWatch Admin A patent Medicine dealer has committed suicide in Ogoja Local Government Area of Cross River State. Late Mr. David Agabi hung himself in the early hours of Friday, January 10, 2020, in his house along Okuku Road, Igoli, Ogoja. A source who gave his name as Saviour told Paradise News that “The
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Mr. Ogar Ogbudu, has bath over 27 people with acid in Yala Local Government Area in Northern Cross River State. PARADISE NEWS gathered that the incident occurred on Monday, December 30, 2019, at Ugaga Community where a group of teenagers were having fun. An eyewitness who gave his name as Omgbidu Savour
By Edem Edem A Primary School pupil of Great Star Nursery and Primary School situated at Idang Street, named Christian, has drown in the swampy river near the Ibesikpo Street by Ambo Street in Calabar South local government area of Cross River. The incident occurred when the victim was allegedly sent to go and fetch
By Patrick Obia And Araga Blessing Association of Resident Doctors, University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (ARD-UCTH) Calabar has ended it’s 2019 Annual General Meeting/Scientific Conference with award and dinner night, swearing in of newly elected President, Dr. Esuaiko Akaninyene and his exco. The event which held at Venetian Hall Calabar was mapped to recognise those
By Ilam Patricia 2019 World HIV/AIDS Day celebration in Calabar, the Cross River State capital in pictures. It’s celebrated every every December 1. Below are pictures from the event marking the day by the Cross River State Government.