By Jonathan Ugbal The Cross River State Government has described reports that it distributed expired drugs to quarantined contacts of the reported Lassa fever victim as false. The state has also promised that drugs will be available in Primary Health Facilities within two months to enable the quick kick off of the state’s social health
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Over 250 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the Ikot Effiom camp in Bakassi have benefitted from a support scheme by a youth corps member serving in Cross River State, Mohammed Thompson. Mo, as he is fondly known by colleagues said he aims to draw attention to the plight of the IDPs in
By CrossRiverWatch Admin A Federal High Court sitting in Calabar Thursday, okayed the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) to continue investigations into the alleged rape of a 20 year old 400 level law student of the University of Calabar(UNICAL) by the former Dean of the Law faculty, Professor Cyril Ndifon in
By Ushang Ewa The second runner-up of the 2016 Obudu Face of Culture pageant, Queen Afebanye Igen, recently went nude, pictures in CrossRiverWatch possession reveal. Afebanye came third in the 7th edition of the event held in September 2016 and it is currently unclear why she posed nude in the photograph obtained by CrossRiverWatch. Clad
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By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River State governor, Senator Ben Ayade and the Chief of Army Staff COAS, General Tukur Buratai yesterday commissioned the 13 Amphibious Brigade Housing scheme in Calabar. The governor also donated additional residential blocks to the Brigade and N20million worth of furniture to the officers.
By CrossRiverWatch Admin A magistrate court sitting in Obubra, Cross River State has sentenced one Mr. James Ochiche to two years imprisonment for impersonating the state Commandant of Nigeria Peace Corps. In a two count charge in suit number MC/779C/2013, Ochiche was accused by the state command of the organization of impersonating as a
By Our Correspondent The Cross River State Government is to introduce a whistle blowing law code-named the “Hafiz Law”, named after the new Commissioner of Police, Mr. Hafiz Inuwa, who has been posted to the state about two weeks ago. The State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade who disclosed this when the new Commissioner of Police