By CrossRiverWatch Admin The victims of the April 20, 2017 Calabar viewing center tragedy which saw 8 lives lost and several others receive various degrees of injuries are yet to receive full compensation despite much publicized help given by concerned personalities and corporate bodies. This is even as the death toll has risen to 9
By Ogar Monday CALABAR: Partners and Stakeholders in the population and reproductive health, both in government and non-governmental organizations in Cross River State have called for concerted efforts towards increasing access to family health care services in the state. This was made known in a joint press conference in Calabar, the Cross River State Capital.
By Jonathan Ugbal Two women have died after delivering in the home of a self-styled prophet in Ikom local government area of Cross River State. The women; Violet Mbala Ekor and Helen Isieg died within 24 hours of each other when after completing ante-natal care in the Primary Health facilities in Nkarasi, Aabanyom ward of
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The University of Calabar yesterday entered into a research and development collaboration with Calapharm Nigeria Ltd, a wholy owned Cross River State Pharmaceutical Company situated along the Goodluck Jonathan Bye-pass, Calabar. Explaining the terms of the collaboration during a visit to the Vice-Chancellor, Mr. Farhan Ahmad Khan, a Pakistani Consultant/Manager of the
By Ushang Ewa A man simply identified as Joe electrician, on Thursday evening last week defiled a 14 year old (names withheld) residing along Ukwel-Obudu road in Obudu local government area located above 300 kilometers north of the southern port city of Calabar, the Cross River State capital. The girl CrossRiverWatch gathered is the granddaughter
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