Tag: Cross River

Mpox: NMA task C’River on strengthening surveillance

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir
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The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has called on Cross River Government to urgently enhance its surveillance mechanisms against Mpox, amidst increased vulnerability. The Cross River chapter of the association also warned that the state was more vulnerable than others. Dr Ukam Edadi, Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the NMA, made the call in an interview in Calabar. The mpox virus, which initially broke out in Central Africa, has since spread to several West African countries, including Nigeria, where 39 cases have been officially recorded. Edadi emphasised the importance of proactive…

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2023: 93 from 500 APC aspirants jostle for 25 seats in C/River Assembly

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

No fewer than 93 All Progressives Congress (APC) members are gunning for the party’s tickets that will enable them to contest the 25 seats in the Cross River House of Assembly. Chairman of APC in Cross River Alphonsus Eba disclosed this in a telephone interview on Monday in Calabar. Eba said that initially more than 500 party men and women aspired to contest the 25 assembly seats. According to him, after much dialogue with the aspirants, bordering on issues of zoning, political strength and consensus, the party was able to…

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Odey emerges PDP candidate for Cross River north senatorial by-election

Ishaku Yohanna

By Godwin Amunde A former chairman of the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Dr Stephen Odey has emerged the winner of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ticket for Cross River North Senatorial bye-election. Odey polled 450 votes to defeat his closest rival and member of the House of Representatives, Hon Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe, who garnered 90 votes. The exercise, which took place at Ogoja council headquarters, was witnessed by officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The chairman of the electoral panel, Hon Olorogun Taleb Tebite, described the…

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