By CrossRiverWatch Admin Association of Resident Doctors, University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (ARD-UCTH) has embarked on indefinite strike. The union arising from an emergency meeting on Monday 18th March 2019 queried the management of the hospital for not responding to their demands issued earlier during a 3 days ultimatum dated 14th February 2019 which led
April 2018, Cross River State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade, wept profusely at the State Executive Council chambers whilst signing the N1.3 trillion budget of kinetic crystallization into law. The governor asked Rev. Fr Bob Etta, his Special Adviser on Religious Matters, to commit the budget to God and while the prayer was ongoing, Ayade broke
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Tanko Muhammad, has maintained that suspended Justice Walter Onnoghen, remains the substantive Chief Justice of Nigeria. Muhammad said he would step aside once the Code of Conduct Tribunal or the Appeals Court rules in favour of Onnoghen. He, however, insisted that President Muhammadu Buhari did
By Patrick Obia Following the increasing rate of communal clashes due to boundary disputes in Cross River State, Surveyor Gertrude Njar has said that only surveyors can put a stop to boundary issues by updating boundaries. She disclosed this to CrossRiverWatch in Calabar, following the renewed communal war between neighbouring communities in Erei North in
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Information reaching CrossRiverWatch indicate that the communal war between neighbouring communities in Erei North in Biase LGA, Southern Cross River State, has been renewed. A source in the LGA informed this reporter that “this morning (Sunday) at 2:00a.m, Urugbam had attacked and burnt down 3 communities of Ipene, Ebor and Umoro. And
By Our Reporter The University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH) security has locked out doctors and patients in protest of 18 months of no pay. The protest which was captured by CrossRiverWatch i-Reporter Awuna Agbor shows that no one was given access to the hospital. As at the time of filing this report, the leadership of
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Super Falcons striker, Ini-Abasi Umotong has revealed she will be graduating with a First Class Honors degree in Economics from the University of Southampton. The Oxford United star shared the uplifting news on her verified facebook account on Thursday. Umotong wrote: “Delighted to be graduating with a First Class Honours in Economics with
By CrossRiverWatch Admin CrossRiverWatch has obtained a video where men of the Nigeria Police Force have arrested 7 alleged APC thugs in Etung Local Government Area of Cross River State. They were apprehended at INEC Office Efrayar in possession of 2 live snakes, 2 live ammunition, charms and talisman on the 9th March 2019 (day