Prosecution Closes Case Against Agba Jalingo In Suit Instigated By Ayade’s In-Law
The trial was then adjourned until June 11th for the defendants to argue and adopt their no case submission.
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BREAKING: Court Sentence Man To Life Imprisonment For Raping 8 Year-Old Girl In Calabar
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- May 7, 2024
By Patrick Obia As cases of rape continue unabated in Nigeria, especially Cross River State, 25 years old man, Aniedi Mfon has been sentenced to life imprisonment for defiling an eight years old girl (name withheld for reasons). The Judge, Hon. Justice Blessing Egwu, presiding over Family Court 2 of the High Court, Calabar, lamented
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Cross River Government Express Readiness To Provide Mini-Grid For Rural Power Supply
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- May 7, 2024
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent The Government of Cross River State has expressed its readiness to meet the counter-funding requirements of the Federal Rural Electrification Agency (REA) to provide a mini-grid power supply in rural communities. Governor Bassey Otu expressed his administration’s willingness to meet the 30 percent counterpart funding, which is necessary for
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JUST IN: UNICROSS Vice Chancellor, Augustine Angba Suspended
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- May 6, 2024
By CrossRiverWatch Admin. Information reaching our newsroom has it that the Vice Chancellor of the University of Cross River State (UNICROSS), Professor Augustine Oko Angba, has been suspended. The embattled Prof. Angba is suspended by the varsity Governing Council on Monday, May 6th, 2024, during the school’s Governing Council meeting held at the main campus,
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Ikem, Idu Harp On Unconditional Love At Couple’s 50th Wedding Anniversary
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- May 6, 2024
By Jonathan Ugbal The Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP in Cross River State, Venatius Ikem Esq says his decision to celebrate the golden jubilee wedding anniversary of Mr. Denis Adie, a senior citizen in his community, is because he is inspired by the union and an act of love. Mr. Ikem stated this
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Entangling The Nightingale… BY AGBA JALINGO
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- May 6, 2024
The nightingale is a small migratory songbird with a rich repertoire of songs. Found in the forests and shrublands of Europe and parts of Asia for most of the year, they usually migrate to Africa for the winter, flying at speeds up to 18 mph. The Nightingale is famous across the world for singing at
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Accountability: Group Writes UNICROSS, Requests Financial, Other Key Records
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- May 5, 2024
By CrossRiverWatch Admin A group of solicitors under the auspices of the National Executive Council (NEC) of the University of Cross River State (UNICROSS) Alumni Association, has written officially to the instruction’s Governing Council, requesting for some key records from the institution under the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act, 2011. The request was contained in
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Governor Otu Pledges Support For Federal Government Housing Initiative
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- May 5, 2024
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent Cross River State Governor, Sen. Bassey Otu has pledged to support the Federal Government housing initiative being implemented nationwide, including Cross River State. Governor Otu, through his Chief Press Secretary, Nsa Gill during a meeting with the management team of the Federal Housing Authority, led by the Managing Director/Chief