By Magnus Effiong, Pillar News The Chairman of the Cross River State Traditional Rulers Council and Paramount Ruler of Bakassi Local Government Area, HRM (Dr.) Etim Okon Edet has urged President Bola Tinubu to reset Nigeria, saying doing so would help the country achieve the goals and hope of its founding fathers. In a chat
By Able Winnard The Cross River State Government has constituted a task force to scrutinize health insurance utilization across public health facilities in the State. The Commissioner for Health, Dr. Henry Egbe Ayuk while constituting the task force in Calabar, stated that the misappropriation of capitation from both federal and state health insurance gateways had
By Patrick Obia The Nigerian Police Force, Cross River State Command will on Wednesday, 24 to Friday 26 January 2024 commence a two-day range shooting practice in Akpabuyo Local Government Area. In a press release issued on Monday, 22 January by the Command’s Police Public Relations Officer – SP Irene Ugbo, for the Commissioner of
By Jonathan Ugbal As the end of campaigns by candidates for the February 3rd, 2024, re-run elections in Cross River State, nears, CrossRiverWatch brings you some numbers and what you should know about the polls. The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC had on December 22, 2023, announced February 3, 2024, as the date for 44
By Godwin Otang The University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH), has called on medical service providers to observe universal prevention protocol in seeing all patients over the recent outbreak of Lassa Fever in Obubra Local Government Area of Cross River State. In an internal memo dated 18th January 2024, signed by Dr. Micheal Enyong (CMAC),
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Deputy Governor of Cross River State, Honorable Peter Odey has welcomed Brigadier General I. M. Ibrahim, the newly assigned Brigade Commander to the 13 Brigade Nigerian Army Headquarters, Calabar. The Deputy Governor received him at the Government House, Calabar on Thursday, January 18th, 2024, during a courtesy visit along with his
By Godwin Otang The Faculty of Law of the University of Calabar (UNICAL), has expressed readiness to welcome assistance from members of the faculty Alumni. The Dean of the Faculty, Dr. Rose Ohiama Ugbe, stated this when she received the Class of 2010 delegation led by their coordinator, Oliver C. Nwachukwu, where she disclosed that
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Association of Cross River Online Journalists, ACROJ and the management of CrossRiverWatch have saluted the Publisher of TheInvestigator, Mr. Jeremiah Archibong on the launch of the TheInvestigator Journalism Development and Innovation Hub in Calabar, the Cross River State Capital. The salutations came in a statement issued by the acting secretary of