Insist on aggressive testing to validate success Raise alarm over mode of transporting samples By Ike Uchechukwu – Calabar The Association of Medical Laboratory Scientist of Nigeria, AMLSN, Cross River Branch has predicted that there were possibilities of positive cases in the state, insisting that more tests must be carried out to ascertain the level […]

It’s not a must to record a case We received only 50 sample collection kits from FG The pressure for C’River to record a case, getting out of hands Any NCDC official coming to C’River must be tested, quarantined for 14days By Ike Uchechukwu – Calabar The Cross River Commissioner for Health,Dr Beta Edu on […]

…We will pay them 30,000 naira monthly …distributes stimulus package to vulnerables By Ike Uchechukwu,Calabar Cross River state governor, Prof. Ben Ayade on Wednesday declared that automatic employment be given to 8000 youths between the ages of 18 to 35 years in the state starting from Tuesday next week. Ayade made the declaration at CROSPIL […]

•Why we approved deduction – Lawmakers •There’s no crisis, war against plague collective – State govt •APC, Efa Oka kick threaten litigation By Clifford Ndujihe, Politics Editor THE decision of the Cross River State Government to deduct N50 million each from the 18 local councils totalling N900 million is raising dust in the state. The […]

…..We are COVID-19 free, all 4 cases were negative …..We have distributed over 10,000 hand sanitizers, over 5,300 PPEs …..We are distributing 1million face/nose mask By Ike Uchechukwu, Calabar The Cross River State Commissioner for health, Dr. Beta Edu has disclosed that over 44,000 households will benefit from the state’s food bank that will distribute […]

..Ayade should focus on insecurity,kidnapping …Ekpo ..Gov Ayade has no intention of causing Navy pain..Com for information By Ike Uchechukwu,Calabar A group under auspices of Cross River State Progressives Forum (CRISPROF) Tuesday took to the streets of Calabar to protest an attempt by Cross River State Government to take over parcel of land belonging to […]

…abolishes tax for SMEs,Civil Servants earning below 100,000 naira By Ike Uchechukwu Cross River state governor, Prof Ben Ayade has presented the 2020 budget estimate of 1.1trillion naira tagged budget of “Olimpotic Meristemasis” to the State House of Assembly. Ayade has also abolished payment of tax by small scale entrepreneurs like barbing saloon, welders, stylists […]

A village Head in Ikot Uduak community, Calabar Municipal local government area of Cross River State allegedly jumped into graves that were being dug for a couple in the village. The Village Head, Her Highness Efio-Awan Asuquo Asibon had stopped the burial of the couple, late Mr and Mrs Ekpe Okon Effiom on the excuse […]

…block governor’s office in Calabar  By Ike Uchechukwu, Calabar Nothing less than 500 Science Teachers in Cross River Tuesday carried out a protest at the state governor’s office to demand reinstatement into service and payment of their September and October salaries. Vanguard learned that the affected teachers’ names were allegedly removed from the state government’s […]

By Ike Uchechukwu, Calabar Cross River State Governor, Ben Ayade has sworn in members of the State Judicial Service Commission in Calabar. Inaugurating the Commission on Monday at the State executive Chambers, Governor’s Office, Calabar, Ayade represented by his deputy, Prof Ivara Esu, urged members of the commission to be forthright in their conduct. His […]