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Cross River Assembly Charge Governor Otu To Revoke, Suspend Renovation Of The State  Abuja Liaison Office

By Mary Bassey, House of Assembly Correspondent The Cross River State House of Assembly has called on the Cross River State Government to revoke the sale of the State Abuja Liaison Office, which was purportedly concessioned to a private individual. In a motion of urgent public interest raised by Honorable Kingsley Ntui, the member representing

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Keep Off: NSCDC To Commence Shooting Range Practice In Cross River Community

By Patrick Obia The Cross River State Command of the Nigerian Police Force has warned residents to stay clear as the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) will embark on shooting range practice. In a press release signed and made available by the Command’s Police Public Relations Officer, SP Irene Ugbo, for the Commissioner

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13th African Games: Nigeria Dominates Maiden Scrabble Tourney, Makes Bright Start In Athletics

By CrossRiverWatch Admin Team Nigeria made a strong start in the athletics competition at the African Games in Ghana. All Nigerian athletes competing on Monday morning qualified for their respective events’ next stage. In the women’s 100m heats, all three Nigerian runners advanced to the semi-finals. Justina Eyakpobeyan led the pack at 11.43 seconds despite

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Governor Otu Fires Assembly Clerk, Suspends Commission 

By Mary Bassey, House Of Assembly Correspondent The Governor of Cross River State, Senator Bassey Otu, has approved the immediate withdrawal of Mr. Patrick Edi’s appointment as the Clerk of the House of Assembly.  The government notified the House of this decision in a letter dated March 18, 2024, through the Secretary to the State

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UNICAL: 32 Bags First Class, As Varsity fix March 22 For 36th Convocation

By Able Winnard The University of Calabar (UNICAL) has announced that 32 graduates have bagged First Class honors, fixed Friday March 22, 2024 as the 36th convocation ceremony. The Vice Chancellor of the institution Professor Florence Obi in a pre-convocation press briefing on Monday said the introduction of quality assurance measures helped increase the number

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Alternative Opinion… BY AGBA JALINGO

Art is better than science. Science is better than art. Democracy is better than military government. Military government is better than democracy. Christianity is better than Islam. Islam is better than Christianity. A male child is better than a female child. A female child is better than a male child. Polygamy is better than monogamy.

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Suspected Soldiers Whisk Away News Editor

Friday Olokor Gunmen suspected to be soldiers on Friday abducted the Editor of FirstNews and former Kaduna Bureau Chief of The PUNCH, Segun Olatunji. He was picked at his home in the Iyana Odo, Abule Egba area of Lagos State. The management of the online Newspaper linked the action to a recent story published by

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GADA Train Stakeholders On Strategies To Curb GBV In Cross River LGAs

By Godwin Otang Stakeholders and rights advocates have been trained on methods to apply to curb Gender Based Violence (GVB) in four Cross River Local Government Areas of Akpabuyo, Calabar South, Calabar Municipal, and Bakassi. At a one-day training held on Friday 15 March 2024 a nongovernmental organization – Gender and Development Action (GADA) whose

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