By Ushang Ewa Honorable Jarigbe Agom, member representing Ogoja/Yala Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives yesterday presented take off grants and Certificates of Participation to 200 of his constituents who participated in the skills acquisition/vocational training program he organized for them. The presentation totalling over eight million Naira, was done at the Ogoja local government
By Jonathan Ugbal CrossRiverWatch founder and publisher, Agba Jalingo is scheduled to speak at the third edition of the Cross River Central Youths Meet Senator Owan Enoh forum slated for Friday, April 7, 2017. This was contained in a letter addressed to Mr. Jalingo and signed by Senator Enoh’s aide on New Media, Gaius Chibueze. The
By Aplefe Ojong The Chief Medical Director CMD of the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH), Dr. Thomas U. Agan, and four of his colleagues were Monday remanded at the Afokang Prison having failed to secure bail from the Federal High Court in Calabar. Dr. Agan, Offor Jonah Offor, Francis Otu, Okocha Anthony, Emmanuel Etta
By Monday Ogar The leadership of the University of Calabar under the new Vice Chancellor, Professor Zana Akpagu has embarked on massive infrastructure renewal and reconstruction in the campus. CrossRiverWatch took a tour of the facilities on campus recently and we bring you exclusive pictures:
By CrossRiverWatch Admin With the recent outbreak of Cerebral Spinal Meningitis (CSM) which has affected 2,524 people with 348 deaths across the country, the Cross River State Government through its Ministry of Health has called on citizens and residents to take precautionary measures to curb the spread as the state government is doing its best
By Aplefe Ojong As part of the measures aimed at checking the spate of violent crimes in Obudu Local Government, the Commissioner of Police, Hafiz Inuwa has transferred 25 policemen out of Obudu. The mass transfer followed complaints by several residents of the town that some of the policemen who have spent close to two
By Jonathan Ugbal The Cross River State Government has unveiled a child eye health project tagged “Seeing is Believing”. The program is facilitated by Brien Holding vision institute with funding from Standard Chartered Bank with Health Commissioner, Dr. Inyang Asibong noting that eye care is a fundamental program of the ministry of health which has
By Jonathan Ugbal The University of Calabar chapter of the Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities (SSANU-UCB) has passed a vote of no confidence on its chairman, Joseph Eteng removing him from office. His vice, Richard Ita is to take over in acting capacity for a period not exceeding 90 days as stipulated in the