Other offenders to face 14 days quarantine By Ike Uchechukwu – Calabar Cross River State governor, Professor Ben Ayade, on Monday came hard on commuters over non-compliance to the no mask no movement order adding that offenders will pay N300 thousand to get their impounded vehicles back. Ayade directed that security agents should, henceforth, impound […]

By Ike Uchechukwu – Calabar The Nigerian Medical Association in Cross River has launched a free Healthcare Connect Service at the Calabar Women and Children Hospital for residents in the state. Speaking during the launching of the Connect Service on Saturday in Calabar, Dr Ofem Enang, 2nd Vice President of NMA, National, said the service […]

By Ike Uchechukwu – Calabar The Commissioner for Health, Dr Beta Edu, Thursday night confirmed that the COVID-19 case in Cross River tested negative. Confirming the report to Vanguard on phone Thursday night, Edu said the case from UCTH that went viral on the various social platform came out negative. ALSO READ: COVID-19: We are […]

The Cross River State government on Saturday banned all religious gatherings of more than five persons in the state. The ban was revealed in a statement by the Senior Special Adviser to the Governor on Religious Matters, Rev. Fr. Bob Etta, in Calabar. It was sequel to the directive of Gov. Ben Ayade and the […]

By Ike Uchechukwu, Calabar Cross River state governor, Prof Ben Ayade Monday night declared that all entry points into the state by Land, Sea and air are hereby locked down stressing that access will only be by thorough screening regime. He also declared that LG elections scheduled for Saturday, March,28 remain suspended indefinitely. He made […]