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Yuletide: Group Donates Foodstuffs, Sanitary Items To Calabar Prison Inmates
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- December 31, 2025
By CrossRiverWatch Admin A group of concerned Cross Riverians led by the Agba Jalingo Foundation for Investiave and Accountability Journalism, AJFIAJ on Wednesday donated foodstuffs, sanitary items and raw materials for production of hand fans to the Medium Security Custodial Center Calabar popularly known as Afokang Prison. A total of 81 bags of rice, 900
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The Missing Road: How FG Paid N556 Million For A Project That Doesn’t Exist
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- December 31, 2025
By Ogar Monday The truck lurches violently as its front wheels slam into yet another crater on Ogbuma Junction section of the Ogoja–Katsina Ala road. Inside, Musa Adamu grips the dashboard as the load of yams he is moving to Abakaliki in Ebonyi State, shifts dangerously. He’s been on this road for fifteen years, but
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How 3-Year-Old Calas Vegas Band Hit Carnival Calabar Hat Trick
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- December 30, 2025
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent A three-year old Calas Vegas Carnival band, has been crowned the overall champion of the 2025, Africa’s Biggest Street Party – the Carnival Calabar after outperforming six other competing bands in the main carnival category. The result was announced in the wee hours of Monday, 29th December, 2025 inside
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DSS Arrest Kidnappers Who Abducted, Killed Medical Doctor, Professor Ekanem Philip-Ephraim In Cross River
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- December 29, 2025
By Solomon Odeniyi, Punch Operatives of the Department of State Services have arrested two suspected kidnappers linked to the 2023 abduction and killing of a neurology professor, Ekanem Philip-Ephraim, in Cross River State. Philip-Ephraim was abducted on July 13, 2023, at her office in Calabar, Cross River State, and was later confirmed killed by her
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Ruminations… BY AGBA JALINGO
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- December 29, 2025
We buy expensive air conditioners, but sleep under duvets to keep us warm when the ACs are on. We order hot food, then fan it to become cold and suitable for eating. We pray for summer sunlight, and use sun shades and creams to avoid sun burns. We pray for winter and end up wearing
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A Christmas Of All Smiles For Street Children In Cross River
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- December 28, 2025
By Kelvin Ololo This year’s Christmas celebration is one that will not be forgotten in a hurry by some street children in Calabar, Cross River State. The special Christmas was made possible by the kind gesture of the wife of the Cross River State Chief of Staff to Governor Bassey Otu, Associate Professor Virginia Ironbark,
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Governor Otu Felicitate Christians, Preaches Unity, Love
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- December 25, 2025
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent Cross River State Governor, Sen. Bassey Otu, has extended warm Christmas goodwill to Cross Riverians, the Christian faithful, and Nigerians across the country, urging citizens to see the season as a time for love, reflection, and renewed commitment to peace and shared humanity. In his Christmas message released by