….Calls on Buhari, Ayade, IGP to declare state emergency in C’River By Ike Uchechukwu, Calabar The Nigerian Medical Association in Cross River on Thursday embarked on an indefinite strike over the kidnap of the wife of their colleague, Mrs Christian Ekanem, a staff of the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, UCTH. In a communique jointly […]

By Emma Una – Calabar Students of Federal College of Education have allegedly shot Mr. Gabriel Amawu, a Divisional Police Officer in charge of the Obudu division in northern Cross River State dead. The incident took place on Tuesday night when students said to be from the College in conjunction with village hoodlums went to […]

By Ike Uchechukwu,Calabar Members of two labor unions in the College of Health Technology Calabar (COHTECH) on Tuesday embarked on an indefinite strike over the suspension of Salary structures. The Unions, Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, ASUP, and the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Polytechnics, SSANIP were protesting the suspension of the implementation of the  […]

Cross River State Commissioner for Health, Dr Betta Edu and her team in the Ministry of Health has stepped up sensitisation campaign on the ongoing new Coronavirus Disease, otherwise known as COVID-19 across the state.

The International Federation of Women Lawyers, FIDA, Nigeria, has faulted Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State and the state House of Assembly on the non-confirmation of Justice Akon Ikpeme as substantive Chief Judge.

By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja Following reactions over the appointment of Justice Maurice Eneji, as acting Chief Judge of Cross River State, the Member representing Bekwarra, Obudu, Obanliku Federal Constituency of Cross River State, Rt Hon Legor Idagbo, has said Governor of Cross River State, Sir Ben Ayade, acted strictly in compliance with the Constitution. […]

The Cameroonian refugees, drawn from different camps across the state, are being trained in ICT, pastry and catering, aluminium work, tailoring and fashion design among others.

Dedicates award to Yala, Cross River farmers By Gabriel Ewepu A rising entrepreneur and Chief Executive Officer, Santuscom Agro-Hub Investment Nigeria Limited, Chief Paul Santus, weekend, bagged the prestigious Cross River State Spirit of  Enterprise Award 2020. Santuscom Agro-Hub is the producer of the popular Ogoja Rice and other organic food products in the country. […]

The Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, has condemned the swearing in by Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State, Tuesday of Justice Maurice Eneji as the acting Chief Judge of the state.

By Ike Uchechukwu, Calabar The Cross River Commissioner for health, Dr Betta Edu has restated the state’s preparedness to tackle Coronavirus if it eventually gets to the state. She gave the assurance while briefing newsmen at the weekend in Calabar, adding that they know Cross River was a cosmopolitan state but every necessary mechanism has […]

By Emma Una CALABAR- DISCUSSANTS in a Security Summit in Calabar say the security system in Cross River State has broken down which is the reason there are so many criminal activities in the state. The discussants including academics, security experts, security operatives, traditional rulers, clergymen and students came to the conclusion that more should […]

By Emma Una WOMEN in Ovonum, Obubra Local Government Area of Cross River State on Sunday morning took to the streets to protest over the violence that rocked the community on Valentine’s Day. The women led by the Women Leader, Mr Agnes Osam lamented the resort to the use of machetes and guns by youths […]

Agba Jalingo, a Nigerian journalist on trial for treason, has been granted bail by the court, after spending 174 days in detention in both the police cell and Calabar prison. Mr. Jalingo, the publisher of CrossRiverWatch, was arrested on August 22, 2019, over a report alleging that Cross River State governor, Ben Ayade, diverted N500 […]

The Cross River Government has advised pregnant women in the state to go to government health facilities for childbirth instead of giving birth at home. It also discouraged them from patronising the Traditional Birth Attendants (TBAs) because of the complications that sometimes occur due to such practice. Dr. Janet Ekpenyong, Director General, Cross River Primary […]

The Cross River State government is clamoring for the prioritization of health care in the agenda across the state with renewed commitment towards engaging stakeholders to achieve 0% incidence of vaccine preventable diseases in the forth coming years.