By Our Correspondent The Cross River State House of Assembly has pledged to support the campaign against measles in the State. Speaker of the House of Assembly, Hon. John Gaul made the pledge recently when a delegation of the Department of Community and Primary Health paid an advocacy visit at his office in Calabar. Hon
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Suspended Dean of Department Law, University of Calabar, Professor Cyril Osim Ndifon has dragged the University to the National Industrial Court in Calabar to challenge his suspension and possible sack. Professor Ndifon was suspended last year by the University authority after allegations that he raped a 20 year old, 200 level law
By Archibong Jeremiah The Adjudicating Officer in the orderly room trial of some police officers over their alleged murder of one Mr. Stanley Etim in Calabar last year has recommended that the suspects be dismissed and made to face the law. The police men were accused of arresting, detaining and torturing Mr. Etim to death
By CrossRiverWatch admin The Governor of Cross River State, Ben Ayade, has declared keen interest in hosting matches of the various national teams just like his predecessor, Senator Liyel Imoke, did. Former Governor Imoke hosted matches of the Super Eagles and the Golden Eaglets between 2012 and 2014, as well as long campings for the
By Vitalis Ugoh A total of 186 drug suspects were arrested by the Cross River command of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in 2015, the State Commander, Mrs. Anthonia Edeh, has said. Edeh told reporters in an interview in her office in Calabar a total of 368,908 kilograms of various categories of hard
By Our Correspondent As part of oversight engagement of the House of Assembly, the Speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly, Hon. John Gaul Lebo has embarked on inspection visit on project sites in Calabar Metropolis. At the Esuk Utan Industrial Area, the Speaker inspected the proposed site for jetty and tank farms
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River government says it has met the requirements of the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria for the accreditation of its schools of nursing and midwifery before the end of the year. The Health Commissioner Inyang Asibong stated this while inspecting facilities at one of the institutions in Calabar where