BREAKING: Cross River Tourism Commissioner, Abubakar Ewa Is Dead
As at the time of filing this report, members of the Cross River State Executive Council and other aides of Governor Bassey Otu are gathered at the facility to mourn...
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Cross River Assembly Reconvenes, Speaker Sues For Collective Purpose In 2025
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- January 8, 2025
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Elvert Ayambem has welcomed members of the 10th Assembly back from the Christmas and New Year holidays, urging them to work in unity for the betterment and prosperity of the state. Speaking during the first plenary session in the Assembly
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BREAKING: Cross River CP Grimah Decorates 154 Promoted Officers
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- January 8, 2025
By Patrick Obia The Commissioner of Police, Cross River State Command, CP Gyogon Grimah, has presided over the decoration of one hundred and fifty four (154) senior police officers with various ranks in the state. During the ceremony held on Wednesday 8th January 2025, at the State Police Headquarters, Diamond Hill, Calabar, CP Grimah expressed
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Suspected Arson Razes Down Ogoja High Court
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- January 6, 2025
By Sylvia Akpan Ogoja High Court has been razed down by fire in what is suspected to be a planned arson. Source of the inferno with no trace began late hours of Sunday, January 5th, 2025 in Ogoja Local Government Area of Cross River State. An investigation by CrossRiverWatch reveals that at the time of
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Esuk Utan Village Head, Entire Council Suspended With Immediate Effect
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- January 5, 2025
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Village Head of Esuk Utan, His Highness (Chief) Okon Archibong Eke with the entire Esuk Utan Village Council has been suspended with immediate effect. Governor Bassey Otu gave the approval in a press release signed and made available by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Gill Nsa stating that the suspension is
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INVESTIGATION: Despite Economic Hardship, Wike Allocates N10bn For Rent, Furniture To Akpabio, Tajudeen, Two Others
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- January 4, 2025
By Bakare Majeed, Premium Times The presiding officers of the National Assembly—Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Speaker Abbas Tajudeen, and their deputies, Barau Jibrin and Ben Kalu – were allocated N10 billion for rent and furniture in the 2024 supplementary budget of the FCT, PREMIUM TIMES investigation reveals. The budget item, titled “Renting and Furnishing of
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Newborn Baby Found Dead Opposite Church In Cross River
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- January 3, 2025
By Frank Ulom, Converseer A newborn baby has been found dead opposite St. Peter’s Church by Isayi Road, Ijiman, Ugep in Yakurr Local Government Area of Cross River State. Converseer gathered that the baby’s lifeless body identified as male was found on Thursday, in a precarious condition, with no signs of struggle or foul play.
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How E-Ticketing Issues And Alleged Sabotage Plague Abuja-Kaduna Train Service
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- January 3, 2025
By Umoh Umoh, Africast Following the introduction of affordable train service under the leadership of former President Muhammadu Buhari, led by the then-Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi, the federal government launched a 900 million Naira e-ticketing platform in January 2021. This platform aimed to address online ticketing challenges, ticket racketeering, and improve accountability. However, recent