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Cross River Will Be First State To Attain 100 Percent ODF Status – Ayade 

By Efa Sunday, Government House Correspondent Cross River State Government on Tuesday reaffirmed its commitment to the Water Supply Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) programme, just as it has also made a commitment to ensure that the State becomes the first in Nigeria to attain the Open Defecation Free status. The State Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade

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JUST IN: Prof. Ikpeme Takes Over From Agan As UCTH CMD

By Archibong Jeremiah Prof. Ikpeme A. Ikpeme has been appointed new Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH) Calabar, Cross River State. According to the Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole who broke the news via his twitter handle today said,  “It was my pleasure to present a letter of

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Cross River, Lagos, Edo, Kaduna Owe Over Half Of States’ Foreign Debt

By CrossRiverWatch Admin Four States of the Federation: Lagos, Edo, Kaduna and Cross River dominate the list of sub-national governments indebted to foreign bodies, statistics obtained from the Debt Management Office, has shown. Analysis of the DMO data show that the four states have combined foreign debt of $2.12bn, out of the $4.23bn owed by

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Cross River Government To Partner Foton International, To Purchase 200 Trucks

By Efa Sunday: Government House Correspondent Cross River State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has approved the purchase of two hundred units of Foton heavy duty trucks, to commence business partnership with Foton International Trade Company Limited from Beijing in China. Governor Ayade gave this approval this morning while playing host to the four-man team, headed

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Raymond Derek Emerges UNICAL SUG President

By Ilam Patricia Raymond Moses Derek has emerged President of the just concluded Students Union Government elections in University of Calabar, Cross River State. Raymond is a 400 level student from the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery who contested against Mbang Confidence and Okoma Kingsley from the the faculties of Law and Education respectively. However,

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Lawrence Ekwok, Akomaye Ugar, Eighteen Others Inaugurated As PFN Cross River Exco

By Efa Sunday and Philip Agba The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, Cross River State chapter has inaugurated Dr. Lawrence Ekwok as the State Chairman for another four-year term. The inauguration ceremony took place at the Church of God Mission, Victory Way, Satellite Town in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. The Fellowship inaugurated twenty members

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Voter Apathy: Why We Must Legislate To Make Voting Compulsory For People Of Voting Age In Nigeria BY EMMANUEL ETIM

Elections are important part of democracy. Elections provide opportunity for citizens to vote candidates or parties of their choice to govern or represent them in an organized manner in a democracy. Democracy is the preferred form of government the world over and Nigeria is a democratic nation though the democratic experience has been interrupted by

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Cross River SDP Chairmen Congratulates Ayade, Supports Signature Projects

By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Social Democratic Party (SDP) Cross River State Chapter Chairmen has congratulated the State Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade for securing his second term in office. According to the SDP Chapter Chairmen across the 18 Local Government Area of the State in a release signed by the Chairman and Secretary, Umo Antigha and

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