Simply identified as Joy, Mary, and Deborah, they were arrested while administering care to patients at the Accident and Emergency ward, and spent the night detained in their uniforms with their families left confused and in tears.
By Kelvin Ololo The Managing Director of Nigeria Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), Mr. Akintunde Sawyerr, has said poverty is one of the major threats to quality education in Cross River State and Nigeria’s public schools. Akintunde Sawyerr, stated this in a sensitization workshop and interactive session with students of the University of Cross River State
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River State has officially resumed duty after a three-week vacation that took effect on March 11th, 2025. The first assignment of the Governor upon resumption is the national assignment entrusted to him as the Chairman of the gubernatorial primary election of the All Progressives Congress in Anambra
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Acting Governor of Cross River State, Rt. Hon. Peter Odey, has conveyed warm felicitations to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on his 73rd birthday, commending the Nigerian leader’s steadfast commitment to national unity and development. In a statement issued by his Press Secretary, Fred Abu, Odey praised President Tinubu’s visionary governance and
By Mary Bassey, House of Assembly Correspondent The State House of Assembly, has called on the State government, through the Ministry of Health to urgently deploy medical doctors as well as additional health professionals to General Hospital in Obubra Local Government Area. The Lawmakers deliberated on the urgent need to employ more Doctors and other
NORTHCCO also endorsed the movement for the creation of Ogoja State, endorsed Governor Bassey Otu and his deputy for a second term, and directed the conduct of a needs assessment of the district to present as a united front. These and many others are included in the communique issued at the end of the meeting.
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent In a move aimed at transforming the state’s energy framework, the Cross River State Executive Council has approved a state-owned electricity policy document. An emergency meeting of the State Executive Council of Cross River State held on Thursday, March 6, 2025, approved a presentation from the Governor for a
Having served for eight years in the State House of Assembly, I understand firsthand the critical role that well-informed lawmakers play in shaping policies that impact the well-being and development of our communities