By Ushang Ewa A former local government chairman of Calabar Municipal and Special Adviser to Governor Ben Ayade on Biodiversity, Mr. Edet Okon Asim, is currently in police custody for continuously defiling an underaged girl (names withheld) for a period spanning about three years. The girl is said to have been coerced into aborting two
By Elijah Ugani; Health Correspondent The Wife of the Cross River State Governor, Dr. Linda Ayade has stated that one out of every three women suffers violence. Dr. Ayade stated this in Calabar the Cross River capital during the commissioning of a gender based response center at the State Ministry of Women Affairs. According to
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent and Elijah Ugani: Health Correspondent Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has called on Nigerians to always seek to know their HIV status and reflect on their actions as a means to curbing increasing rate of people living with HIV/AIDS. The Governor, represented by his wife, Dr. Linda Ayade
By Efa Sunday The management of the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH) on Tuesday described news reports that three babies were stolen by armed gunmen on Sunday as a, “blatant lie and a means of disparaging the hospital and it’s management team.” The Chief Medical Director (CMD), Dr. Thomas Agan told journalists in a
By Jonathan Ugbal The Cross River State Government says it has activated the disease surveillance and tracking system to prevent the migration of yellow fever following its outbreak in Edo State. The National Center for Disease Control had last week confirmed nine cases of yellow fever after two decades. And, the Cross River State ministry
By Obeten Godfrey and Patricia Ilam The Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) in the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH) has issued a fresh 21 day ultimatum to the hospital’s management to address issues bordering on payment of salary shortfalls and dilapidated structures. The ultimatum formed part of the resolution at the association’s emergency general
By Nsa David Alumni of the Edgerley Memorial Girls Secondary School, Calabar on Tuesday sensitised young girls on health issues with tips on how to take care of their liver. The group consisting of a consultant gastroenterologist, Dr. Mbang Ada and a consultant radiologist, Dr. Nchewi Ani stressed on the importance for people to take
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade will today commission into use, 54 tricycle ambulances procured by the State to improve health delivery. This was disclosed in a statement issued by the Director General of the State’s Primary Health Care Development Agency, Dr. Betta Edu on Tuesday which said the