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Police To Restrict Movement For LG Elections In Cross River

By Favour Adinya In view of the upcoming local government elections scheduled for November 2, 2024, the Commissioner of Police, Cross River State Command, CP Gyogon Augustine Grimah, has ordered the restriction of movement across all the 18 Local Government Areas of Cross River State. The restriction will take effect from 12:00AM midnight of November

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Letter To My Incoming LG Chair… BY AGBA JALINGO

Dear Peter Akonfe Undiandeye (Pita Pars)… Tomorrow is Local Government elections in our State. I have monitored nearly everything going on keenly and I do not need to go far to conclude that you are the next Chairman of Obudu LGA. By next week, you will be our Chairman. The reasons for my conclusion are

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LG Polls: Political Parties Sign Peace Accord, Pledge Violence-Free Elections

By Patrick Obia Chairmen of political parties in Cross River State have signed the Peace Accord and pledged a violence-free election ahead of the November 2nd local government polls in the state. The Peace Accord was held on October 31, 2024, at the conference hall of the Cross River State Command of the Nigeria Police

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State Government Constitutes Committee To Negotiate N70K Minimum Wage

By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent The Governor of Cross River State, Sen. Bassey Otu has approved the constitution of a Joint Public Service Negotiating and Implementation Committee on the new N70,000 National Minimum Wage and its consequential adjustments in the state. The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Nsa Gill confirmed the development in

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LG Polls: Assembly Speaker Calls For Peaceful Election

By Mary Bassey, House of Assembly Correspondent The Cross River State Speaker, Hon. Elvert Ayambem in a bid to ensure a peaceful and smooth conduct of the forthcoming November 2, 2024 local government council elections in Cross River State, especially in Ikom LGA, hosted the Commanding Officer of 245 Ricce Battalion, Afi Barracks Col. A.

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Former Sports Development Minister, Owan Enoh Hands Over

By Sylvia Akpan The immediate past Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sen. John Owan-Enoh has officially handed over to Mr. Shehu Dikko, the newly appointed Chairman of the National Sports Commission. During the handover ceremony, the former Minister presented comprehensive briefs of the various departments, highlighting progress made during his one-year and three-month tenure.

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How Abandoned Dump Sites Take Over Sokoto Metropolis, Endanger Public Health

By Shehu Muhammad Shehu, SaharaReporters Ibrahim Ali, a 65-year-old resident of the Kofar Dundaye area in Sokoto metropolis, is thankful to God for surviving after falling seriously ill from inhaling smoke at a burned dump site. Ali suffered severely from smoke exposure, to the point where he required hospital treatment and spent a significant amount

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Cross River Gov’t Declares Thursday And Friday As Public Holidays, Banks Exempted

By Patrick Obia The Government of Cross River State has declared Thursday, 31st October, and Friday, November 1, 2024 as public holidays ahead of November 2, Local Government Elections in the state. In a press release issued by the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Bassey Otu on Wednesday evening, states that the holidays is in

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