By Jonathan Ugbal There are 97,500 people living with diabetic retinopathy in Cross River State, a condition that sees about 10 percent of those affected likely to become blind. Already, 1,000 out of the 10,000 blind people living in Calabar Municipal local government area lost their sight due to diabetic retinopathy says the Dr. Betta
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Acting Chief Judge of the Cross River State High Court, Justice Michael Edem has said that more than 22,000 motions, civil and criminal cases are currently pending in the state courts. This comprises of 11,526 civil cases, 8,027 criminal cases and 3,457 motions. And Justice Edem on Monday in a thanksgiving
By Ogar Monday A former Special Adviser, International Donor Cooperation in Cross River State, Roy Ndoma Egba, who served under the previous administration of Senator Liyel Imoke, has stated that the current administration of Senator Ben Ayade has lost international donor “goodwill” and therefore has led to the exit of most of the international partners
By Jonathan Ugbal The Ebonyi State Government has sought the Nigerian Army to pay more attention to its border areas with Cross River State decimated by communal conflicts between communities of both states. Several communities have been at war in the past decade and the Ebonyi state governor, Mr. Dave Umahi told the Chief of
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Nigeria Police, Cross River state command, has released, Ms. Patience Odey, the principal suspect in the attack on suspended UNICAL lecturer, Mr. Joseph Odok, on bail. Odok sustained deep cuts in his right shoulder and breast after he was attacked by three armed men at Zanzee bar in Calabar, following an
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Suspended UNICAL lecturer, Mr. Joseph Odok has finally spoken on the attack on him by a quartet at Zanzee bar in Calabar earlier in the week. Odok who has temporarily relocated to Abuja, has been uncharacteristically silent over the attack but he broke the silence last night in a statement written by
By Jonathan Ugbal The Cross River State Government is yet to pay retirees and serving civil servants, pension, gratuities and salary arrears with the second tranche of the Paris Club refund, a survey by the News Agency of Nigeria reveals. The survey was carried out for the 22 states that applied for the refund of
By Ushang Ewa The Commander of the Operation Delta Safe (ODS) Joint Task Force (JTF), Rear Admiral Suleiman Apochi and other military commanders escaped drowning Tuesday, at the Ikang jetty in what is present day Bakassi local government area of southern Cross River State. Ikang, a community formerly in Akpabuyo local government area now forms