Former Cross River Deputy Governor, Offoboche, Begins Final Journey Home
By Our Correspondent The late former Deputy Governor of Cross River State, Dr. Mathias Offoboche began his final journey home yesterday in Calabar.
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Cross River House Of Assembly Commences Public Hearing On 2016 Budget
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- December 17, 2015
By Our Correspondent The Cross River State House of Assembly Committee on Finance and Appropriation has commenced the Public Hearing stage of the 2016 budget proposal presented by the Governor, Senator Ben Ayade to the House. The public hearing is compulsory for all MDA’s, who must attend alongside their Permanent Secretaries, Directors of Budget, Account,
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Without Financial Autonomy, State Assemblies Won’t Be Independent – Cross River Speaker
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- December 17, 2015
By Our Correspondent The Speaker of Cross River House of Assembly, Hon. John Gaul Lebo has said that the Country’s Constitution is one of the undoing of State Legislatures. Hon Lebo who was at the just concluded one day Consultative Meeting of House of Representatives Committee on Inter-Parliamentary Affairs and Conference of Speakers held in
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Obudu: Fire Service Fails To Respond As Inferno Razes Fuel Station A Kilometre Away From Its Office
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- December 17, 2015
By Ikwen Atuaka A fuel station in Obudu has been reportedly razed to the ground with the Fire Service reportedly not taking action despite being located less than a minute drive away. The outbreak according to eyewitness accounts began in the early hours of Sunday when a tanker was discharging petroleum products into the underground
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Again, CUDA Staff Block Calabar Street Over Salaries, Dispersed By Police
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- December 17, 2015
By CrossRiverWatch admin Arguments continued this morning over whether staff of the Calabar Urban Development Agency CUDA has been paid their outstanding salaries or not. It will be recalled that the staff made burn fires and blocked the Airport road in Calabar demanding to be paid their outstanding eight months salaries last week. The DG
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Sellers Fight Over Space In Calabar Festival Village
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- December 16, 2015
By Ushang Ewa Sellers at the ongoing Calabar Festival Christmas village are currently fighting for space to keep their tables and chairs in what one calls the “hot zone” to boost sales which some say has been slow. The space been fought for is the small area located in front of the stage built by
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Ita-Giwa, Ibeshi, Kate Henshaw, Theresa Essien, Make Ayade’s 147 New Appointments
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- December 16, 2015
By Our Correspondent A statement by Christian Ita, the Chief Press Secretary to Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade, has announced that the governor has approved the appointment of 147 new persons into different positions of responsibility. In what one of the appointees described as “appointment bazaar”, 147 names were listed in the statement including
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Again, Waste Piles Up In Calabar As CUDA Staff Await Salaries
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- December 16, 2015
By Ushang Ewa Evacuation of waste by the Calabar Urban Development Authority (CUDA) has again stopped with waste piles visible across the city, CrossRiverWatch can authoritatively report. Findings by CrossRiverWatch reveal that the evacuation in Calabar South stopped long before that of Calabar Municipal council with residents suffering similar fate like less than four months