Veteran Journalist, Oqua Itu To Begin Final Journey Home On Wednesday
Mr. Itu, also served as the Deputy President of the Nigerian Guild of Editors. He passed away on August 5, 2021 at the age of 68.
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Pastor, Teacher Kidnapped In Calabar
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- November 15, 2021
By Patrick Obia Pastor Sunday Adediran of Redeemed Christian Church of God, Divine Favour Parish at Etta-Agbor Layout has been kidnapped. The clergyman was said to have been whisked away to unknown destination from his home at Ikot Eno-obong, 8 miles, Calabar on Saturday at about 1:30am. Source close to the family said his abductors
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Abandoned Government Electricity Project Leaves Badagry Community In Darkness For Decades
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- November 5, 2021
By Omolola Afolabi, HumAngle Gberefu is a coastal community of mostly farmers and fishers in Badagry, a border town in Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria. It was from here that thousands of Nigerians were kept and sold during the Trans-Atlantic slave trade. The sites and relics of that history are still there to remind visitors of the
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Cross River Strike: Negotiations Stalled As Government Resorts To Propaganda
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- October 28, 2021
By Patrick Obia The meeting between the Organized Labor and the government of Cross River State to resolve the ongoing industrial action on Thursday ended in deadlock. The five hours meeting between the government represented by the Head of Service (HOS), Geraldine Akpet-Ekanem and the delegation of the Organized Labor could not reach a compromise
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Ekpungu Resumes As EFCC Secretary
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- October 27, 2021
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Cross River born legal practitioner, George Abang Ekpungu resumed today as the Secretary of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Ekpungu was appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari in June this year in line with the EFCC act and was confirmed by the Senate despite a petition allegedly masterminded by allies of
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Capacity Chairman: Vena Jibes Former PDP Chair Edim, Rejects Sobriquet
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- October 26, 2021
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Cross River State, Venatius Ikem Esq. has taken jibe at the immediate past Chairman, Inok Edim by rejecting the nickname “capacity Chairman.” Ikem took to Facebook on Monday to inform his supporters and the public that he is rejecting the “capacity chairman” sobriquet.
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BREAKING: Calabar Road Sweepers Paid N7,500 A Month Protest 6 Months Owed Salaries (VIDEO)
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- October 20, 2021
By Patrick Obia Hundreds of ad-hoc staff who sweep the roads for the Calabar Urban Development Authority (CUDA) are protesting in Calabar, the Cross River State capital over unpaid salaries. The women who are paid only NGN7,500 per month, say they have been owed for six months and tricked by the Commissioner for Environment, Mfon
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Cross River APC: Onwe Hails New Exco
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- October 20, 2021
By CrossRiverWatch Admin A frontline aspirant for the Ogoja/Yala federal constituency seat, Henry Igelle Onwe has hailed the emergence of Alphonsus Eba as the new Chairman of the All Progressives Congress in Cross River State. Eba had emerged as the consensus candidate for the Governor’s faction on Saturday while Egbeji “Jallo” John emerged in a