By Ushang Ewa 5 children suspected to be between the ages of 2 and 17 have died under mysterious circumstances in Obanliku local government area some 350 kilometers north of the southern port city of Calabar, the Cross River State capital. The children died within 6 hours on Wednesday, July 5, 2017 sources said in
By Our Reporter Dr. Linda Ayade, the wife of Cross River State Governor, Senator Benedict Ayade Thursday sued for Cross Riverians to patronize recognized and regulated health facilities in other to boost maternal and child health in the state. Ayade stated this while flagging off the first round of the 2017 Maternal Newborn and Child
By Ushang Ewa The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) command in Cross River State has said that 280 drugs and drug related suspects have been arrested in different locations in the state with 31 suspects convicted by the Federal High Court in Calabar. This was contained in a statement signed by the Public Relations
By Jonathan Ugbal Hundreds are in dire need of urgent medical attention in the ongoing Wanihem and Wanikade crisis in Ukelle, Yala local government area of Cross River State. The neighboring villages are locked in a communal war that has left at least 10 dead with over 100 wounded as fighting entered the fifth day
By Ushang Ewa Nigeria’s acting President; Yemi Osinbajo has re-appointed Dr. Joseph Okegbe as the Medical Director of the Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital Calabar. Okegbe is nearing the end of his first tenure and joins four others whose re-appointments were approved by Osinbajo, a letter signed by his (Osinbajo) deputy chief of staff and addressed to
By Emmanuel Unah There was pandemonium on Monday evening at Chamley/Bassey Duke Street when armed robbers shot and killed a businessman, Augustine of JoeKate company after raiding his shop. An eye witness narrated to our reporter that the businessman was in his shop where he sells lubricants : ATF, engine oil and grease at about
By CrossRiverWatch Admin A husband and wife last night died in theor sleep after inhaling fumes from a power generating set kept inside the house along Ikot Effanga Mkpa in Calabar. The young couples, man 32, woman 27, are both from Jos, Plateau state and are both Muslims that just got married in April 2017.
By CrossRiverWatch Admin About 30 houses were yesterday (Wednesday) razed by an inferno in Uyangha community of Akamkpa local government area of southern Cross River State. Uyangha is located less than 100 kilometers away from the southern port city of Calabar, the Cross River State capital and is noted for its rich deposits of minerals