By David Akate3 At least 6 persons are feared dead in a road mishap involving a Toyota Camry and a trailer at Nkum bridge along the Ikom – Ogoja highway. The victims were all inside the Toyota saloon car which loaded its passengers from Calabar heading to Ogoja as its destination, CrossRiverWatch gathered with eyewitness
By Jonathan Ugbal The Cross River State Government has unveiled an emergency transport service (ETS) for the health sector to check increasing maternal mortality rates and other negative health indices in a bid to achieve its universal health coverage goal. This will compliment the almost 1,000 units of toll free smart phones designed in collaboration
By Jonathan Ugbal No fewer than 1,200 people have received free eye health services in Yala local government area of northern Cross River state in the ongoing Ikaba Ngaji foundation free medical outreach. Organizers say the program which began in August 21 at Oba in Okpoma area of Yala and scheduled to last 12 days,
By Elijah Ugani: Health Correspondent The Cross River State Government has flagged off the second round of repairs and rehabilitation of Vesico Vaginal Fistula (VVF) patients across the 18 local government areas of the state. No fewer than 40 patients are to benefit in this round which comes four months after the first round held
By Frankie Ifop Music Producer, Indomix in Saturday doled out cash, food items and household wares to internally displaced persons of Bakassi origin at the Ikot Eyo Edem camp in Akpabuyo. This formed part of activities marking his birthday which he decided to partner the Lily Williams Foundation to achieve. Born Iloyi Oluwole Adebayo, the
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Dr. Linda Ayade, the wife of the Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade says she is ready to tackle the issues of child abuse and molestation in the state “head-on.” Mrs. Ayade took to her Facebook page to reiterate her resolve moments ago where she said that the statistics
By Jonathan Ugbal The Cross River State Government has commenced the commissioning of five Primary Health Centers in the state. The commissioning which began, Monday in Nko community of Yakurr local government area of central Cross River State will span a period of two months said the Director General of the State Primary Health Development
By Elijah Ugani: Health Correspondent Northern Cross Riverians in the United States of America have donated 30 pieces of mattresses to the General Hospital in Ogoja. This forms part of the association’s thought of giving back to the society said the President of the group, Mr. Sunny Idiku last weekend during the presentation of the