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Protest: Declare State Of Emergency On Security In Cross River, NMA Urges Buhari
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- March 13, 2020
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Cross River chapter, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to declare a state of emergency on security in Cross River. Chairman of NMA in the State, Dr. Agam Ayuk, made the call on Friday during a peaceful protest to demand the release of the wife of their
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Kidnapping: NMA Cross River Embark On Indefinite Strike, Regrets Inconveniences Caused
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- March 13, 2020
By Archibong Jeremiah The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) Cross River Chapter on Thursday embarked on an indefinite strike over the kidnap of the wife of their colleague, Mrs. Christiana Ekanem, a staff of the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH). In a communiqué jointly signed by the State NMA Chairman, Dr. Agam Ayuk, and the
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Court Strikes Out Suit On Ayade’s Creation Of Aviation, Foreign Affairs Ministry For Want Of Jurisdiction
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- March 13, 2020
By Jonathan Ugbal A Federal High Court sitting in Nigeria’s southern port city of Calabar and presided over by Justice Simon Amobeda has declined jurisdiction to entertain a public interest suit seeking the court’s interpretation of the constitution to decide whether the action of appointing Commissioners of Aviation, Foreign Affairs and Solid Minerals by Governor
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COVID-19: Cross River Permanent Isolation Center UCTH Equipped By Governor Ayade
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- March 12, 2020
By CrossRiverWatch Admin With the declaration of the Coronavirus outbreak as a global pandemic by World health Organisation and the confirmation of COVID-19 cases in Lagos, Ogun and neighboring Cameroon, Cross River State has doubled its effort to safe guard its citizens and residents while pushing strong messages about the virus to all communities. The
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Accidental Discharge Killed Obudu DPO, Not Protesters, Police Say
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- March 12, 2020
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Commissioner of Police in Cross River State, Nkereuwem Akpan, has confirmed the death of a Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in Obudu local government area of Cross River State, Mr. Gabriel Amawu, during a face-off with some protesting youths from the College of Education, Obudu on Tuesday night. According to the Commissioner
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Arthur Javis University Adopts MC Macaroni As Goodwill Ambassador To Expand Reach
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- March 12, 2020
By Emma Una The only private university in Cross River State, Arthur Javis University Akpabuyo has adopted Mr. Adebowale Adebayo popularly known as MC Macaroni as a Goodwill Ambassador to provide positive mentorship for its students. Announcing the appointment on Thursday, the Professor Ani Nkang, the Vice Chancellor of the University said the partnership with
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The Fortunes Of The ‘Ak 47 Economy’ In Calabar In Recent Times BY AGBA JALINGO
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- March 11, 2020
In November 2019, while I was still incarcerated, we heard in our transistor radios how the “Ak 47 Economy” aka kidnapping was flourishing in Calabar. The news was awash with cases of rampant kidnapping in a town where such occurrences were hitherto unheard of. We heard that over six members of staff of the University