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Again, FG Faults EIA Report On 260KM Cross River Superhighway

By Jonathan Ugbal The Federal Government Thursday in Calabar said the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) on the proposed 260km Superhighway presented by Cross River State government failed to meet international standards. The Minister of State for Environment, Alhaji Ibrahim Jibrin disclosed this at a stakeholders meeting organized by the ministry in Calabar and accused the

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Cross River To Begin Feeding 130,000 Pupils In 6 Weeks

By Ushang Ewa The Cross River State Government has announced plans to begin the feeding of 130,000 people in over 1,000 public schools in 6 weeks time. The schools targeted include Pre-Primary, Primary and Junior secondary schools and will “not exceed 150 pupils in primaries one to three in all public schools in the 18

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Producing ‘Ayade’ Was Tough But We Nailed It – Shan George

By Jonathan Ugbal Ace Cross River entertainer, film maker and actor, Shan George says producing her latest movie ‘Ayade’ which chronicles the life of Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade was so tough she sees it as a victory from “a serious tough work.” She disclosed this in a telephone conversation with CrossRiverWatch after the

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NLC, TUC In Cross River Issue FG 21 Day Ultimatum Over Signature Projects

By Jonathan Ugbal   The organised labor in Cross River State Wednesday issued a 21 day ultimatum to the federal government on the release and subsequent approval of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report on the signature projects of the Governor Ben Ayade led government. The organised labor, an umbrella for the Nigeria Labour Congress

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Bakassi: Ayade Weeps Again, Blasts Obasanjo As FG Unveils Permanent Resettlement Plans For Returnees

By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has again staged a public cry over the plight of Bakassi returnees 14 years after their ancestral home was ceded to the Cameroon’s following a ruling by the International Court of Justice in 2002. “The pain the Bakassi people have gone through is

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Court Dismisses APC’s Suit Against Cross River State Government

By Ogar Monday A Cross River State High Court sitting in the capital city of Calabar, Wednesday dismissed the suit brought before it by the All Progressive Congress(APC) in the state seeking among other things, the restraining of the Governor from appointing caretaker chairmen. The suit with suit no. HC/7/2017, sought to bar the second

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June 17 Local Government Elections Date Ploy By CROSIEC To Divert Attention – APC

By Jonathan Ugbal The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Cross River State has described the release of elections timetable by the Cross River State Independent Electoral Commission (CROSIEC) as a ploy to divert attention and save face from an “embarrassing judgment.” In a statement issued by the State Publicity Secretary, Mens Ikpeme Tuesday in Calabar,

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Cross River Employs Ex-Players To Train Amateur Basketballers

By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River State Government says it has drafted serving senior and retired Basketball players to train students registered to participate in the 19th edition of the Nestle Milo Secondary School Basketball Championship. No fewer than 30 schools are to take part in the competition whose preliminaries is holding at the U.J

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