By Jonathan Ugbal A broken septic pipe adjoining the newborn unit and the obstetric theater as well as a septic corridor has made i-Reporter, Dr. Elihu Osim adjudge the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH) the most unsanitary in the country. Two videos sent in by Dr. Osim shows the broken septic pipe that has
By Jonathan Ugbal Mark Essien, the chief executive officer of online hotels booking firm, Hotels.ng has sparked a row on Twitter over his call for the sale of the Margaret Ekpo International Airport in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. Essien in a tweet thread argued that since the airport was in the center of
By Odey Ojeka Unknown gunmen on Wednesday, shot dead a popular pastor, Thankgod Abam in his PortHarcourt, Rivers State residence. Mr. Abam is a native of Lebulibulikom Ijiman of Ugep community in Yakurr local government area of central Cross River State. CrossRiverWatch gathered that the unknown gunmen stormed Mr. Abam’s residence and met him with
By Ogar Monday The Sector Commander, Cross River State Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Mr. Chidiebere Nkwonta has said that 90 percent of the vehicles procured by the state government remain unlicensed despite several efforts by the corps to get them to do so. Mr. Nkwonta who pleaded with the state government
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River State Government has said it is organising a free medical outreach today, August 1, 2018 for residents with Hepatitis B and C. The outreach will hold at the UCTH health outpost in Odukpani and is in collaboration with the Society for Gastroentology and Hepatology in Nigeria and the Cross
By Ogar Monday The Sector Commandant of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Cross River State Command, Chidebere Nkwonta has pleaded with the Cross River State Government to set an example for other motorists by registering its vehicles, saying 90% of the State Government vehicles still remain unregistered despite many pleas by the Command. The Commandant
By Jonathan Ugbal An environmentalist, Mr. Santos Odey has called on the Cross River State government to act fast in the regeneration of the depleted forest reserve that surrounded the Lugard wall. The Lugard wall was a physical boundary that separated the northern and southern protectorates and serves as boundary between present day Cross River
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Chief Press Secretary of the Cross River State Governor, Mr. Christian Ita has debunked insinuations that the gocernor is planning to cross carpet to the All Progressives Congress APC. In a statement released in Calabar yesterday, Ita said Ayade remains a committed member of the PDP and has no plans of