By Elijah Ugani: Health Correspondent The extensive disparity in the access to healthcare in Cross River State is due to the lopsided distribution of health personnel to the detriment of rural areas says the state council chairman of the Nigeria Medical Association Offiong Ikpeme during the council’s annual general meeting/scientific conference held Wednesday in Calabar.
By Jonathan Ugbal The Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Prosecution, Okoi Obono-Obla has accused the Special Adviser to former President Olusegun Obasanjo on national assembly matters, Ita Giwa of hypocrisy for alleging President Buhari has neglected the displaced people of Bakassi. Obla who took to Facebook Wednesday to express angst at the statement
By Ogar Monday Following criticisms trailing the recurrent absence of Cross River governor, Ben Ayade, the speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly John Gaul Lebo revealed recently that his office has no powers in the law to stop the Governor from travelling even beyond the constitutionally allowed 90 days. Lebo made the
By Jonathan Ugbal Following reports that the proposed Kano film village to be named after President Muhammadu Buhari was stopped by the president to please hardline Muslims, Callywood’s director Egor Efiok has suggested the project be sited in Cross River State. Egor, in a short and dramatic message to CrossRiverWatch urged those criticizing the president
By Ogar Monday; House of Assembly Correspondent The Cross River State Government has revealed that plans are in top gear to actualize the 500,000 metric tons per annum for cocoa production rates. The chairman of the house assembly committee on Public accounts and member representing Obudu, Stephen Ukpukpen made this known recently when the committee
By Onyeanuna Onyedikachi The Cross River State Chapter of the All Progressive Congress (APC) has urged Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba to help address the lingering infrastructural challenges in Cross Rivers State. Chairman of the State Chapter, John Ochala, speaking through the Vice Chairman central, Hon. Cletus Obun, made the plea yesterday, in Abuja, during a solidarity
By CrossRiverWatch admin National Vice Chairman, South South of the governing APC, Hilliard Eta has justified recent appointments made by President Muhammadu Buhari saying he has the discretion to choose whoever he deems fit to deliver on the change mantra. In a statement by Eta in Calabar, the APC chieftain who is a member of
By Our Correspondent The Speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly, Hon. John Gaul Lebo has received a Youth Friendly award from the Nigeria Transformation Initiative (NTI). The Award according to NTI was in recognition of Lebo’s passion for youth development, exceptional qualities and achievements which have become inspirational to millions of youths.