By Ushang Ewa An unnamed member of the organizing team for the Cross River State sponsored Miss Africa beauty pageant died in Calabar, the state capital during the 2017 edition an investigation by CrossRiverWatch reveals. The unnamed member is said to be a South African and relative of the fourth wife of President Jacob Zuma,
By Jonathan Ugbal Follow @NaijaJonathan Residents of Calabar, the Cross River State capital were on Thursday morning shocked when they were supplied “colored” water by the state’s owned water board limited (CRSWBL). The social media sphere was on Thursday morning agog with images of the colored water supplied to certain areas of the metropolis including
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River State Government has confirmed four suspected cases of Lassa Fever in the State with one of the patients who is a pregnant woman dead. The woman is suspected to have died as a result of the virus at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH). The woman whose age
By Ogar Monday; House of Assembly Correspondent Follow @ogar_monday More suspicious items are continually revealed in the ongoing defense of the proposed 2018 spending of the Cross River State Government with the ministry of environment budgeting NGN300 million for an environmental impact assessment for projects completed by previous administrations. These includes the Calabar International Convention
By Elijah Ugani Follow @Elijah_ugani The Cross River State Government has stepped up its defense against Lassa Fever in the State by organizing a sensitization and awareness campaign around border communities in the State and also providing Personal Protective Equipment for health workers in the State. The State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Inyang Asibong, who
By Ogar Monday: House of Assembly Correspondent Follow @ogar_monday The Cross River State Ministry of Education has budgeted the sum of NGN530 million for an item tagged “Expatriate Staff Upkeep” in its 2018 proposed spending. And, NGN2.5 million was budgeted for Teachers Training. The Commissioner for Education, Mr. Goddy Ettah disclosed this while defending the
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River State Government has announced plans to construct a world class referral hospital in Akpabuyo local government area of southern Cross River. The commissioner for health, Dr. Inyang Asibong disclosed this during an advocacy and sensitization campaign in the local government carried out by the Save One Million Lives (SOML)
By Ushang Ewa A lady, Mrs. Nora Grace Anyating has lost her two months pregnancy after a collapsed pillar in her residence knocked her unconscious following the demolition of her residence by bulldozers clearing the 137 kilometers Mfum – Obudu mountain resort dual carriage way. Mrs. Anyating is said to have been attempting to move