By Jonathan Ugbal: Governement House Correspondent The Police officer in charge of the outriders in the convoy of Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State, Mr. Pius Igbo has died following an undisclosed illness aged 41. Mr. Igbo, a Police Sergeant has been commanding the outriders unit which uses BMW Police motorcycles with 1100 CC
By Jonathan Ugbal The Police Division in Obudu local government area of northern Cross River has arrested a wanted suspect simply identified as ‘Omagu’ who was linked to the kidnap of the daughter of one Mr. Julius Adalikwu seven months ago. Mr. Omagu was arrested on Holy Thursday in the company of two other members
By Elijah Ugani: Health Correspondent The Cross River State School of Nursing and Midwifery in Ogoja has been awarded full accreditation by the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria a statement from the state’s ministry of health says. This is the first time the state is achieving such a feat as the commissioner for health,
By Elijah Ugani: Health Correspondent The Mediatrix Development Foundation, founded by the wife of the Governor of Cross River State, Dr. Linda Ayade says one Mrs Patricia Agim who was sponsored by the foundation for the treatment of toxic goitre has undergone a successful surgery. Mrs. Agim is said to have been one of those
By Lucky Edet, Andy Mba-Ukweni and Deborah Okon Cross Riverians on Tuesday expressed mixed feelings towards the resumption of work and commercial activities after the Easter break. The Federal Government had last week declared Friday and Monday as public holidays. And, despite most commercial activities resuming on Monday, a few others however did not close
By Margaret John The treasurer of the Cross River State branch of the Christian Association of Nigeria, Apostle Frank Umo has decried the misleading of some Christians by clergymen whom he said have focused only on preaching “financial prosperity”. Mr. Umo who said there are three kinds of prosperity, stated this Sunday in Calabar while discussing
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The idea of cultism is not strange to the human community. This phenomenon has existed for centuries in various forms and capacity. According to the Merriam Webster dictionary, “Cultism is a great devotion to a person, idea, object, movement or work.” A cult is a group of people with same ideology. It
By Ilam Patricia The Government of Cross River State has received 19 motorcycles from the World Health Organization (WHO) to support its health surveillance system in interior areas not easily accessible by vehicles. Speaking separately, the State Commissioner for Health and maiden CrossRiverWatch Man Of The Year, Dr. Inyang Asibong and the Director General, Cross