By Elijah Ugani: Health Correspondent The Cross River State Government has announced plans to take care of an abandoned child, Anderson Ayade after the mother deserted him at a Primary Health Care facility in Calabar, the Cross River Capital. The Director General of the State’s Primary Health Care Development Agency, Dr. Betta Edu disclosed this
By Grace Orok, Lucky Edet and Violet Isek Residents of Calabar, the Cross River State capital and its environs are crying out over the poor services rendered by the state’s public utility on water, Cross River State Water Board Limited. The residents who spoke to CrossRiverWatch TV say relying on water board was a waste
By Violet Isek CrossRiverWatch has obtained a video and pictures showing women in Obubra local government area of central Cross River State protesting over the alleged neglect of their relatives in Osopong by authorities. Osopong is currently engaged in a battle with Izzi natives of Ebonyi state over land issues with CrossRiverWatch earlier reporting that
By Archibong Jeremiah Terry G, Nigeria popular entertainer also known as ‘The Akpako Master’ has been confirmed for the Calabar Easter Fiesta. The Akpako Master made the confirmation in a video skit made available to our newsroom by the organizers of the Fiesta, Spartan Entertainment in collaboration with Calabar Municipal Garden. The event is scheduled
By Lucky Edem “I have very high hopes for you and your establishment, I know that your reporting will become more precise, more enlighten and obviously very fair and balanced.” That is a statement made by the Cross River State Signage and Advertisement Agency (CRISSAA) Director General, Mr. Stanley Nsemo-Livingstone Wednesday when he paid a
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Yakurr local government area of central Cross River State has been declared open defecation free (ODF). This makes it the third local government area to attain that status after Obanliku and Abi local government areas attained a similar feat. Cross River is one of the states implementing the United Nations Children’s Education
By Ushang Ewa and Violet Isek Security agencies operating in Cross River state have been silent despite unconfirmed information dominating public discourse that over two dozen are feared dead in renewed hostilities between Osopong in Obubra local government area of central Cross River State and Izzi local government area of Ebonyi state. Calls and text
By Ushang Ewa Almost six weeks after the denial of the sack of the Managing Director of the Cross River State Water Board Limited, Mr. Godwin Igile, the Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has appointed the Executive Secretary of the State’s Universal Basic Education Board, Dr. Stephen Odey as administrator of the state owned company. This