By Jonathan Ugbal and Ogar Monday Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade, the former Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, and the former Auditor General of the Federation, Mr. Anthony Mkpe Ayine, have made the list of nominees to be awarded National Honors on October 11, 2022, at the State House in Abuja
By Patrick Obia No fewer than ten Ika Ika Oqua (Marian) market union leaders have been brutalized for kicking against high taxation, and public power blackout among other sundry issues. The Union under the aegis of Marian Market Union was said to have held a meeting to chat about the way forward in restoring power
By Patrick Obia An official of the Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHED) has been electrocuted in Calabar, Cross River State capital. The tragedy struck in the late hours of Wednesday 28 September 2022 at Army junction, a few meters from Eburutu Military Cantonment. Eyewitnesses who greeted the scene of the incident said the official
By Jonathan Ugbal The Bayelsa State Command of the Nigerian Police Force on Monday paraded a native of Irruan in Boki Local Government Area of central Cross River State, John Ewa and three others for kidnapping. Mr. Ewa, who also goes by the name of John Lyon was nabbed by operatives of Operation Puff Adder
By Jonathan Ugbal The grandmother of CrossRiverWatch publisher, Agba Jalingo, Mrs. Mary Andokie Ikwen (née Ushie) has died aged 121. “Ama-Bebuatsuan (Mama Bebuatsuan)” as she was popularly referred to, died in the early hours of Saturday in Udigie, Obudu Local Government Area. A native of Begiaba community, she was married first in Ukwel-Obudu where she
By Jonathan Ugbal About one hundred natives of the Ebanimbim community in Ogoja Local Government Area of northern Cross River on Thursday stormed the State command headquarters of the Nigerian Police Force after their Clan head, Ntol Sunny Ajock was invited by the police following a petition by a retired Commissioner of Police, CP Joseph
By Patrick Obia The Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) Cross River State council has paid a familiarization courtesy visit to the management of the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH). The Union while briefing the Chief Medical Director of UCTH, Prof. Ikpeme A. Ikpeme called for a good cordial relationship between the Union and the
By Anietie Akpan, The Guardian Newspaper Cross River State Task Force on Quackery and Related Violations in Healthcare Delivery System has arrested six fake doctors and other persons in connection with 11 fake surgery operations in the State, while 13 health facilities have been shut down. Chairman of the Task Force, Dr. David Ushie, who