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Divers Recover Three Corpses, One Survivor From Calabar-Ikom River

By CrossRiverWatch admin Three people have been confirmed dead by local divers after a taxi with four persons traveling from Obubra in Cross River State to Calabar, the state capital, plunged into a river along the Calabar-Ikom highway. The incident reportedly happened on September 8th. Reports claim the taxi driver tried to avoid a head-on

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Why Calabar National Sports Festival Has Not Held As Scheduled – Ayade

By Our Correspondent The Governor of Cross River State, Senator Ben Ayade has explained why the state has been unable to host the National Sports Festival which was originally billed to be hosted in the state capital in November 2014. The governor explained recently that the huge salary arrears that his administration inherited from the

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NAPTIP Arrest Dubai Based Calabar Lady, 4 Others For Running Prostitution Syndicate

By CrossRiverWatch admin Blessing Gabriel, a 25 year old indigene of Calabar South Local Government of Cross River State was among five suspected members of a human trafficking ring, paraded last week by the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, NAPTIP, for running a prostitution syndicate. The suspects who have confessed to

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Fears Of Diabolism Spread As FCE Obudu Bursar Dies Barely 2 Months After Predecessor’s Demise

By Ikwen Atuaka The acting Bursar of the Federal College of Education Obudu, Mr. Godwin Ayendi, has died following complications from a motor accident barely two months after resuming duties in the office. Ayendi took over from Mr. Francis Okorie who died barely two months ago from an unnamed illness. CrossRiverWatch gathered that while returning

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NUC Accreditation: CRUTECH Agog With Activities Despite Funding Constraints

By Ushang Ewa Ahead of the arrival of the accreditation team, the Calabar campus of the Cross River University of Technology (CRUTECH) is currently agog with activities to ensure the minimal standards for accreditation are met despite the shortage in funding findings by CrossRiverWatch reveal. Renovation work new is ongoing as some departments especially Virtual

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Discard Those Rumors, 2015 Calabar Carnival Would Hold As Scheduled – Bassey

By Kanjal Godshield The Special Assistant (SA) to Cross River State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade on Events and Marketing, Mr. Samuel Bassey has debunked rumors that the 2015 Calabar Carnival might not take place within the stipulated time. Bassey, who spoke to our reporter via telephone, said that this year’s carnival is going to be

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Ayade Replies Critics On Garment Factory, Talks Tough On CICC Contractors

By Jonathan Ugbal; Government House Correspondent Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State has blamed incessant rainfall, the need to meet international best practices and Customs delays, as factors responsible for the delayed take-off of the garment factory in Calabar. Ayade disclosed this, Tuesday while on an inspection tour of the site located along the

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Calabar Sport Club 1898 Inducts 41 New Members

By Archibong Jeremiah The Cross River State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has described the State Branch Chairman of the Nigeria Institution of Surveyors, NIS, Dr. Njar Gertrude Nnanjar as a hard working woman that can compete with men fervently. The Governor made the assertion while speaking at the 2015 induction ceremony of the Calabar Sport

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