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BREAKING: Mechanic In Critical Condition After Being Crushed By Waste Truck In Calabar

He was eventually removed and taken in a minibus to the Asi Ukpo Diagnostic Center which is less than 500 meters away, while.

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BREAKING: Monarchs, Youths Protest, Seek Removal Of FCE Obudu Provost

Images obtained from the protest show youths bearing placards with different inscriptions including "Obudu Youths Say Utubaku Must Go," "FCE Obudu Has No.

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Elizabeth Adede: Family Announces Funeral Rites For Former Cross River Finance Commissioner

A teacher, civil servant, and administrator, Lady Adede's career spanned multiple roles at national and subnational levels.

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Breaking News Education Reports

Students Commence Free Tutorials For JAMB/WAEC Classes Sponsored By Works Commissioner

enjoined parents and guardians of beneficiaries of the scheme, as well as others who have registered for the JAMB UTME and other examinations,.

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Breaking News Civic Space Opinion

Profit, Pollution and Lies: Interrogating Shell’s Divestment Claims In The Niger Delta BY KEN HENSHAW

Just as it employs disinformation to deny oil spills and its responsibility for remediation and compensation, it is doing the same with its.

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Breaking News Politics

BREAKING: Ayambem Was Validly Removed As Speaker, Court Holds

Recall that 17 out of the 25 members of the Assembly had passed a vote of no confidence in Mr. Ayambem in May.

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Governor Otu Orders Disbandment Of Cocoa Allocation Task Force In Etung

By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Otu, has mandated the immediate disbandment of the suspended Cocoa Allocation.

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Kidnapped Acting UNICAL Microfinance Bank MD Regains Freedom

By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Acting Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of University of Calabar (UNICAL) Microfinance Bank, Francis Kibe has regained freedom. The MD.

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Breaking News Civic Space

Former Children’s Carnival Queen Takes Child Rights Campaign To Schools In Calabar

By Jonathan Ugbal A former frontliner and serial Queen for Masta Blasta band of Carnival Calabar Brianna Akpagu Esq says for Nigeria to.

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Breaking News Education Health

In Cross River, Teenage Girls Breathe New Life With HPV Vaccines

By Godwin Otang The chances of a cervical cancer free adulthood for teenage girls in Cross River State may have just improved following the.

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Breaking News Reports

Court Sentence Church Founder To Life Imprisonment For Raping 16-Year-Old In Calabar

By Kelvin Ololo The General Overseer of Refiners Fire Global Assembly, Pastor Favour Maxy Okoise, has being found guity of rape and sentenced.

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Breaking News Politics

JUST IN: Governor Otu Sacks His Image Maker, Appoint Linus Obogo As New CPS

By Favour Adinya The Governor of Cross River State, Senator Bassey Otu, has axed his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Gill Nsa and appoints.

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Breaking News Civic Space Investigation

When Truth Becomes A Crime: Inside The Campaign To Silence WikkiTimes

By Usman Babaji, WikkiTimes On a hot February afternoon in 2023, Haruna Mohammed Salisu found himself shoved into a police van on the.

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Breaking News Reports

After Project Commissioning Controversy, State Government Set Panel To Probe

By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent  Following the controversies that have trailed the commissioning of some projects in Calabar, the Governor of Cross.

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Breaking News Civic Space Investigation

How Cyberbullying Is Weaponized Against Government Critics In Cross River

By Kelvin Ololo One of the first messages called him a “failed writer.” Others warned him to stay out of Calabar. By the.

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Breaking News Politics

NASSWatch: 8 Bills, 7 Motions – Senator Asuquo Ekpenyong Presents Mid-Term Scorecard

This places him among the top performing first-term legislators and the Cross River delegation to the 10th National Assembly when lawmaking is the.

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Fuel Tanker Crashes In Calabar As Residents Fight To Scoop PMS Amidst Danger

By Kelvin Ololo A truck laden with Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), better known as fuel has fallen along Lemna by Northwest fuel filing.

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Breaking News Education Opinion

UNICAL Vice Chancellorship: Is The South Being Petty? BY FRANK ULOM

At the federal - we talk of zoning; at the state - we talk of zoning. Now, at the citadels of hope (our.

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