By Michael Odah Winners of last month’s election of the Cross River State chapter of the Association for Orphans and Vulnerable Children Non-Governmental Organizations in Nigeria (AONN), have been sworn in with a call for the body to impact positively on the people they represent. Stella Odey, Cross River women affairs commissioner in her address
By Jonathan Ugbal The Comrade Odey Adamade’s Unity cup will kick off August 1, a statement from the foundation says. The statement signed by the programme head Undeshi David and made available to CrossRiverWatch by him, says the competition which is in its third edition is “Open to all teams across the ten political wards of
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 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 CrossRiverWatch Admin Following the destruction of properties worth over 800 million Naira last week in some communities in Busi, Obanliku local government area the Cross River State Emergency Management Agency (CR SEMA) says it has begun processes to aid the IDPs. John Enaku, the director general of the agency told CrossRiverWatch in a
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 Elijah Ugani Undergraduates of the faculty of law in the University of Calabar have called for the removal of their union’s staff adviser Andrew Emwanta following allegations of victimization and threats to their academic goals. The students under the aegis of Law Students Association of Nigeria (LAWSAN) made known their grievances in a demonstration
By CrossRiverWatch admin Obudu: Following the birthing of quadruplets, a teenage mother says she will utilise one family planning method before leaving the hospital in what she says is a step in the right direction. Patience Abantelhe in her mid twenties put to birth 3 boys and 1 girl at about 9:30 AM Friday at