Month: September 2012
Opinion

Who Are The Atams?

by Obono Obla The decision by the Governor of Cross River State of Nigeria, Senator Liyel Imoke that that the position of the candidate for the Governor ship of Cross River State in the Peoples Democratic Party for 2015 election will be zone to the Northern Senatorial District of the State is highly commendable.The decision

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Tinapa: Soyinka, Falana, Keyamo, Fawehinmi, Braithwaite, Others Condemn CBN Directive

story by crossriverwatch admin Nigeria’s leading human rights activists and social commentators have condemned the directive by the Central Bank of Nigeria to commercial banks in the country to stop advancing credit to Cross River State because of the failed $350 million Tinapa Business Resort. The apex bank in a circular, which was signed by

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Nigeria Golden Eaglets Trounce Niger Republic 6-0 In Calabar

story by crossriverwatch admin Nigeria U17 team, the Golden Eaglets, today trounced visitors Niger 6-0 in a 2013 African Junior Championship return leg at the U.J. Esuene Stadium in Calabar. The Eaglets had earlier beaten their Nigerien counterparts in the first leg encounter played in Nyame on September 7, 2012. A crossriverwatch reporter who was

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Opinion

THE DEATH KNELL OF CROSS RIVER STATE!

The ban placed on Commercial Banks in the country by the Central Bank of Nigeria from granting credit facilities to the Government of Cross River State of Nigeria on the ground of the indebtedness to commercial banks by the Tinapa Business Resort to the tune of N18 Billion Naira is regrettable and indeed a calculated

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I am hale and hearty – C’River First Lady

story by crossriverwatch admin The Cross River State First Lady, Bar. Mrs. Obioma Imoke has refuted reports that she is suffering pain in her bone marrow. Crossriverwatch had earlier quoted a report by The National Enquirer which claimed that Mrs. Imoke “is dying of an infection caused by tapeworm ingested in her system by some

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First Lady of Cross River Allegedly Suffering From Tapeworm Infection

story by crossriverwatch admin According to what National Enquirer Magazine reported, there’s this popular saying that, poverty doesn’t ever kill but riches do. That’s exactly the situation with one of the wives of a Nigerian governor who`s presently biting her fingers for looking for comforter when she’s comfortably off. It is a story of the

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THE DEATH KNELL OF CROSS RIVER STATE! By Obono Obla

story by crossriverwatch admin The ban placed on Commercial Banks in the country by the Central Bank of Nigeria from granting credit facilities to the Government of Cross River State of Nigeria on the ground of the indebtedness to commercial banks by the Tinapa Business Resort to the tune of N18 Billion Naira is regrettable

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Tinapa: CBN Stops Commercial Banks From Granting C’River Credit

Obono Obla Berate CBN and C’River Assembly story by crossriverwatch admin Commercial banks were in the country were yesterday directed not to grant further credit to Cross River States because of the failure of the USD 350million Tinapa Business Resort. In a move said to be aimed at strengthening financial stability and instilling discipline in

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