By Ushang Ewa A former local government chairman of Calabar Municipal and Special Adviser to Governor Ben Ayade on Biodiversity, Mr. Edet Okon Asim, is currently in police custody for continuously defiling an underaged girl (names withheld) for a period spanning about three years. The girl is said to have been coerced into aborting two
By Elijah Ugani; Health Correspondent The Wife of the Cross River State Governor, Dr. Linda Ayade has stated that one out of every three women suffers violence. Dr. Ayade stated this in Calabar the Cross River capital during the commissioning of a gender based response center at the State Ministry of Women Affairs. According to
By David Nsa and Rose Ofem Leader Olumba Olumba Obu (OOO) of the Brotherhood of the Cross and Star (BCS) has prophesied that “Nigeria will go back to its original twelve States.” Disclosing the prophesy to pressmen in its world headquarters at Ambo, Calabar South, Cross River State of Nigeria was a delegation of Christ
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent The Cross River State Government has pledged to set aside three million dollars annually to fund the water, sanitation and hygiene (WaSH) campaign for the next five years. This means the State will spend USD15 million for the campaign which aims to see the State emerge the first open
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent and Elijah Ugani: Health Correspondent Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has called on Nigerians to always seek to know their HIV status and reflect on their actions as a means to curbing increasing rate of people living with HIV/AIDS. The Governor, represented by his wife, Dr. Linda Ayade
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River has said that his administration’s decision to embark on the construction of fans Bakassi deep seaport, one of the signature projects of his administration was premised on the fact that it was the only viable alternative to reconstructing the State’s economy. Mr. Ayade
By Jonathan Ugbal The Cross River State chapter of the Nigerian Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) has raised its voice against all forms of violence against women and the girl child. The association, in a statement signed by its chairman, Mrs. Umo Basi-Edet and made available to CrossRiverWatch said as the world marks the International
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Three secondary schools in Cross River State on Thursday received the Endowment Book Fund Prize worth USD5,000 from the West African Examination Council (WAEC) for emerging the best at the 2017 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). The schools are Assurance Community Secondary School, Obubra, which emerged first; Hillcrest College, Calabar