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Governor Otu Inaugurates Renewable Energy Action Plan,Electricity Policy Committee 

By CrossRiverWatch Admin  The Governor of Cross River State, Senator Bassey Otu has inaugurated two committees in the State Energy Sector; the Cross River State Renewable Energy Action Plan and Cross River State Electricity Policy Committees.  Inaugurating the committees in his office, the Honourable Commissioner, Ministry of Power and Renewable Energy Prince Eka Williams, who

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VIDEO: Man Who Drowned In Well After Robbing UNICROSS Hostel Identified

By CrossRiverWatch Admin Late last week Friday, a gang of suspected armed robbers stormed the hostel of the University of Cross River State (UNICROSS), Ogoja campus in the late hours and robbed students of their valuables. Valuables made away with include laptops, phones, money; a student’s head was broken and another stabbed. However, nature smiled

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Before Basic Needs Became Luxuries… BY AGBA JALINGO 

The person who built the first car surely did not have luxury in mind. The idea was to facilitate the faster movement of things and persons from place to place. To replace the use of carts and animals with a faster means of transportation. The first self propelled steam engine cart, built by Frenchman, Nicholas

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JUST IN: Gunshots Rain Along Vandikya- Obudu Borders

By CrossRiverWatch Admin Information reaching our newsroom has it that there is a rain of gunshots along the borders between Vandikya Local Government Area of Benue State and Obudu Local Government Area of Cross River State. A traveller who is stocked along the route informed CrossRiverWatch. “Please urgently inform our people to suspend traveling through

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VIDEO: We Want Them Out – Women Protest Cattle Herders Farmland Destruction In Cross River 

By Godwin Ajom  Women in Ukpada Community of Bekwarra Local Government Area in Northern Cross River State, have staged a peaceful protest against the activities of cattle herders who they alleged are destroying farmlands and crops. In an amateur video obtained by CrossRiverWatch, the women are seen waving fresh tree branches and leaves protesting the

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Why We Seek Women’s Rights – Stakeholders, Frown At SGBV

By Godwin Ajom Nigeria’s female population, estimated at over 108 million, faces significant hardships, with a poverty rate around 69 percent. Women, particularly those in remote or underrepresented areas, endure the brunt of these challenges, according to the Women’s Rights Advancement and Protection Alternative (WRAPA). During a one-day strategic dialogue in Calabar aimed at bolstering

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High Court Discard Prayers To Remove Obong Of Calabar, Restraining Governor Otu

By Godwin Ajom The High Court sitting in Calabar, Cross River State, presided by Justice Elias Abua, has thrown out a suit which sought an order of interlocutory injunction to restrain and remove the Obong of Calabar, Edidem Ekpo Okon Abasi-Otu V. Justice Abua held that giving such orders without any tangible reason would do

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Speaker Ayambem Hails Governor Otu On Tourism Revival

The Speaker of the Cross River State House Of Assembly, Rt. Honorable Elvert Ayambem, has applauded Governor Bassey Otu for prioritizing and reviving tourism in the State. He made the assertion while attending the Cross River State Tourism N10m Grant, Central Senatorial District, Hoteliers Award, held at the Metropolitan Hotel, Calabar organized by the State

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