Freedom House, America’s oldest think thank, devoted to the support and defense of democracy around the world, was formally established in 1941. It is founded on the core conviction that freedom flourishes in democratic nations where governments are accountable to their people. A Freedom House August 2021 Report, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic,
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 Patrick Obia The Chief Medical Director of the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH), Prof. Ikpeme A. Ikpeme has expressed optimism the institution will become a world-class health facility in no distant time. Prof. Ikpeme stated this during the facilities tour on Thursday in Calabar, where he said the quest is to see a
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 Judex Okoro, The Sun Newspaper Controversy has continued to trail Cross River Governor Ben Ayade’s industrialization programs, with a chieftain of the State’s People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Dorn Cklaimz Enamhe, decrying the politicization of Ogoja Rice, insisting that not a single grain of rice has been produced by the factory. Penultimate week, PDP
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Cross River, Dr. Alalibo Johnson has tasked political parties in the State to mobilize those who are yet to get their Permanent Voter’s Cards, PVCs to do so. Dr. Johnson, who resumed in August for a second stint as
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Director General of the Cross River State Primary Health Care Development Agency (CRSPHCDA), Dr. Janet Ekpenyong is seeking improved support for the enhancement of primary health care services across the 18 Local Government Areas of the state. Dr. Ekpenyong made the appeal during the September edition of the Joint Account Allocation
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