HEALTHFUL-Words: PART I This week we serve you sour-seasoned, sparsely-spiced words, for your chewing pleasure [to be taken PRN x 1/52]—No palm oil required please! A Short History of Medicine 2000 B.C. – “Here, eat this root.” 1000 B.C. – “That root is heathen, say this prayer.” 1850 A.D. – “That prayer is superstition, drink
By Archibong Jeremiah Information reaching CrossRiverWatch has it that the Cross River State chapter of Re-Build Nigeria Initiative, RBI a political support group in Nigeria with chapters in the 36 states of the country, has been plunged into crisis. The information which was disclosed to CrossRiverWatch by a top member of the Cross River State
By Our Correspondent Cross River State governor, Senator Liyel Imoke, Friday warned the electorate in the state not to fall prey to desperate politicians who may be out to hoodwink them into selling their Permanent Voter Cards, otherwise called PVC. According to Governor Imoke, “selling your PVC is tantamount to automatically disenfranchising yourselves and that
By Our Correspondent A source close to the Kenya Tourism Board has welcomed the opportunity to engage in close cooperation with Cross River State of Nigeria and was hopeful to expand such cooperation across Nigeria and in fact with other African countries to enhance tourism ties on the continent. Kenya’s marketing drive across the African
By Our Correspondent The Cross River State Command of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS generated N5.8 billion in 2014, according to the Area Controller of Customs in charge of the Calabar Free Trade Zone, Cross River and Akwa Ibom States, Mr Oshomah Nicholas. Speaking during a courtesy visit to the State Security Adviser, Mr Rekpene
By Our Correspondent Bishop Emmah Isong, Chairman, Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) in Cross River State has accused Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers state of bribing 500 Pastors to support Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Amaechi is the Director General (DG) of the All Progressives Congress, APC Presidential Campaign
By Our Correspondent As part of their corporate social responsibility, operators of oil and gas facilities at the Calabar Free Trade Zone, today donated some Security Patrol Vehicles to the state government, as measures to maintain security around the zone and the entire metropolis. Leader of the group, and Managing Director of Ibafon Petroleum Mr.
By Our Correspondent Governor Liyel Imoke of Cross River State yesterday joined other stakeholders in Lagos to sign up to the Women Arise Initiative Campaign Against Violence and Terror – #StopVAP. The signatories also included Professor Chidi Odinkalu, Chairman, National Human Rights Commission, Dr. Joe Okei Odumakin, President, Women Arise, Minister for Police Affairs, Adesiyan