By CrossRiverWatch Admin In commemoration of the 2022 World Cancer day in Cross River, the Nigeria Medical Women Association in conjunction with the Calabar South Local Government Area has flagged off a free cancer screening, awareness and treatment exercise for women in the area, with about 240 women enrolled. Speaking on the development, the Chairman
By Archibong Jeremiah Red flags have been spotted in the Cross River State N354 billion 2022 budget and 2021 budget implementation report. Policy Alert, a non-governmental organization working for improved economic and ecological outcomes in the Niger Delta raised the alarm in a statement. The red spots include: “Government House, which gets a sudden 152
By Ada Wodu, Punch Newspaper The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has arrested seven private guards and shut three security companies in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. The companies are Close Watch Security Limited, Adonai Security Limited and Excel Security and Protection Services Limited. The State Commandant of the NSCDC, Mr. Samuel Fadeyi
By Patrick Obia Sweetest Kiddies Sanctuary has distributed sanitary pads and educational materials to students of Government Comprehensive Secondary school, Odukpani Local Government Area of Cross River State. The NGO is a subsidiary of Sweetest Kiddies Empire, it’s objective is to spur every child to greatness shared 300 sanitary pads to girls, 60 copies of the
By Ada Wodu, Punch Newspaper The Cross River State Police Command has received the five patrol vehicles promised by the Inspector General of Police, Alkali Usman Baba when he visited the command last week. The State Commissioner of Police, Aminu Alhassan had told the Inspector General of Police that the command lacked operational vehicles and
By Henry Umoru, Vanguard Newspaper The Senate has disclosed that the Federal Government agencies, the Cross River Government and some private individuals lost property worth over N45 billion to the #EndSARS protest in the State. The Senate said yesterday that the financial value of the vandalized properties/items were also submitted by the affected persons verified
By Archibong Jeremiah Market women have taken to the street to protest the relocation of 8 Miles market from Agro Feed by Ntoe street to Timber market Ikot Enebong. The women in their large number barricaded the Calabar – Ikom highway (infront of the old market, after the Army checkpoint). The market was moved by
By Jonathan Ugbal The Cross River Department of Budget on Monday in Calabar, the State’s at the public presentation of the approved budget for the 2022 fiscal year, said it has alao uploaded the document online. The Governor, Benedict Ayade assented to the budget nearly five weeks ago, less than 48 hours after it was