By CrossRiverWatch Admin Association of Resident Doctors, University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (ARD-UCTH) has embarked on indefinite strike. The union arising from an emergency meeting on Monday 18th March 2019 queried the management of the hospital for not responding to their demands issued earlier during a 3 days ultimatum dated 14th February 2019 which led
By Patrick Obia and Ololo Kelvin Following the untimely departure of Joseph Agbor, a civil engineering student, who was knocked down by his fellow student early last week, students of engineering, took a procession to mourn their beloved colleagues. The sorrowful match which took place within the school premises, Calabar Campus; saw the students in
By Our Reporter The University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH) security has locked out doctors and patients in protest of 18 months of no pay. The protest which was captured by CrossRiverWatch i-Reporter Awuna Agbor shows that no one was given access to the hospital. As at the time of filing this report, the leadership of
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River Primary Healthcare Development Agency has successfully shortlisted 5, 300 applicants for 1, 000 primary healthcare jobs advertised by the agency in January. The Director General of Cross River State Primary Healthcare Development Agency, Dr. Betta Edu made this known during a media briefing on Wednesday with press men in
By Margaret John and David Nsa 17 year old Emediong Emem Okon was assaulted with a glass bottle by her step-mother for allegedly insulting her. The incident is said to have occurred at about 8pm at Ikot-Effanga Mkpa, Calabar Municipality on Monday, 18th February after a slight disagreement over the toilet roster. According to the
By Patrick Obia Report reaching our newsroom has it that Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors, University Of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH) chapter, has today 19th February 2019 embarked on a three days warning strike action to press home their demands. The President of the Association, Dr. Echeng Imoke confirmed this to CrossRiverWatch when contacted about
By Ilam Patricia Miss Precious Alisi a graduate of Velos Commercial Secondary school Ikom, is battling with Guillain-Barre which has paralyzed her body. Alisi, a native of Boki Local Government Area in Central Cross River State but resides in Ikom was admitted on November 12th 2018 into the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH), where
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Community Health Officer in charge of the primary health facility in Katchuan Irruan, Boki Local government in central Cross River state, Helen Bankong and her colleague, Theresa Odu, have been arrested by detectives from the Okundi division over the theft of a new born baby they delivered in the facility. The