Cross River government, Tuesday warned fake news purveyors to desist from further circulation of falsehood, noting that it would act decisively on anyone caught.

By Ike Uchechukwu, Calabar There was massive turn out of voters who came to cast their votes for the Local government polls in the 18 LGA in  of Cross River especially Calabar metropolis. The voters were observed adhering strictly to the COVID-19 protocol. Vanguard also observed that Cross River State Independent Electoral Commission,CROSIEC  made sure […]

By Ike Uchechukwu – Calabar The sample of the nurse who reportedly died of COVID-19 on Thursday in Calabar, the Cross River state capital has come out negative. Speaking with Vanguard on the telephone on Friday evening, Commissioner for Health,Dr Beta Edu confirmed that the sample of the deceased nurse ( names withheld was actually […]

By Ike Uchechukwu – Calabar There is palpable fear in Calabar following the death of two persons suspected to be COVID-19 positive have been reported dead Vanguard gathered that a patient, a nurse reportedly died at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, UCTH, while the other died at an undisclosed location in Calabar South local […]

The Accountant-General of Cross River, Mr Joseph Adie, says that the gratuities of retired civil servants in the state had been paid up till February 2014. Adie made the disclosure in an interview with newsmen on Wednesday in Calabar. He said that although government had cleared the payment of 2013 gratuities, its monthly allocations from […]