By Emma Una, Vanguard Newspaper The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, FCCPC, has expressed concern over the high number of girls using shisha tobacco as a stimulant in Cross River State. The FCCPC which carried out checks on tobacco shops and sensitisation exercise in Calabar and hinterlands of the State observed that the drug
By Jonathan Ugbal On Friday, Nigeria’s oldest civil aviation company, Aero contractors resumed flying the Calabar route from Lagos and Abuja after it halted flights into the Cross River State capital for eight months. The airline had halted flights into the city before it stopped scheduling services on July 20, 2022, over financial difficulties. The
By Patrick Obia Stakeholders and deforestation activists in Cross River State have called on the electorates not to vote for any candidate not ready to protect the forests and other natural reserves. The admonition was from a one-day multi-stakeholder conference with a focus on ending deforestation in Cross River State, organized by We The People
By Jonathan Ugbal A businessman, Mr. Cletus Uyah based in Calabar, the Cross River State capital, and a betting company, Bet9ja are currently embroiled in a bitter relationship after the gambling corporation failed to pay him over ₦650,000 he won in two bets placed. The businessman told CrossRiverWatch that he hoped to invest part of
By Mary Bassey The Cross River State Government has begun the second round of maternal newborn and child health week. The week, put together by the Primary Healthcare Development Agency, Ministry of Health, and some partners are to be marked across the 18 Local Government Areas of the State. The week begins from 30th November
Voting is the core of election in the electoral cycle without which democracy goes into a coma, and the citizens bear the brunt of systemic failure. According to John Lewis, “The vote is precious. It is the most powerful non-violent tool we have in a democratic society, and we must use it.” Voting rightly promotes
By The Nation Newspaper Cross River State Governor Ben Ayade has expressed optimism that a combined power generation from the two power plants built by his administration would give the State about 50 megawatts of electricity that would guarantee Calabar, the capital’s steady power supply independent of the national grid. The two power plants are
By Ogar Monday Prof. Sandy Onor, the Governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, in next year’s polls has said that the warm welcome the party has received and the inroads it has made into the Southern Senatorial District has proven that “the Back-To-South mantra is an illusion.” Onor insisted that people of the