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Reflections, Tears As Innocent Chukwuma Goes Home

By Jonathan Ugbal The sleepy and serene community of Umodia, Mpam, Ekwereazu in Ahiazu Mbaise Local Government Area of Imo State came alive amidst heavy sighs and reflections from family, friends, comrades and colleagues of Innocent Chukwuma gathered to commit him to mother earth. Innocent passed away on April 3, 2021 leaving behind four Amazons

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We’ll Stop Salaries Of Non-Performing MDAs, Says Cross River State Government

By Ada Wodu, Punch Newspaper Revenue-generating Ministries, Departments and Agencies in Cross River State which fail to meet their revenue targets will have their salaries withheld henceforth. The Auditor-General and Acting Chairman of the Cross River State Internal Revenue Service, John Odey, disclosed this at a meeting with representatives of the MDAs in Calabar the

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ICYMI: Cross River Igbo Community Hail Ayade Over Appointments

By Judex Okoro, The Sun Igbo leaders have hailed Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River for appointing their sons and daughters into the Cross River State government, promising continued support for the administration’s industrialisation drive. The appointees are Ugoji Nwabueze, Esq, Senior Special Assistant on non-indigenes sffairs, Dr. Nancy Irek, Senior Special Assistant on information

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Ballot Revolution: YPP Distributes 5000 Membership Forms, To Empower Disabled People

By Patrick Obia The Cross River State chapter of the Young Progressive Party (YPP) has launched its “ballot revolution” campaign to sensitize residents on the need to participate in the electoral process and elect good leaders. The chairman, Comrade Anthony Bisong while launching the campaign in Calabar lamented that the current crop of political leaders

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PHOTOS: Fire Guts Residential Apartments Along Lagos Street In Calabar

By Maxwell Effiong Some apartments along Lagos street in Calabar, the Cross River State were razed in an inferno late Friday afternoon. The fire began at about 5:00PM with the cause unknown as at press time. Sympathizers and passers-by tried to put it off while reaching the State fire service but to no avail. The

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Priscilla Ojong, UNICROSS Student Feared Missing, Shares Live Instagram Video

By Patrick Obia Priscilla Ojong, a 300 level Mass Communication student of the University of Cross River State (UNICROSS) who was feared missing, has shared a live video on Instagram as proof of life. A viral call to action by social media users, her course mates and well wishers had claimed that she has been

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Marina Resort Cinema To Reopen Soon – Tourism Bureau

By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River State Tourism Bureau says the Cinema at the Marina resort in Calabar will soon reopen. This follows renovation and other works at the building hosting the cinema in the resort which began in the last quarter of 2020. Following the departure of Filmhouse Cinemas in 2018 due to intimidation

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Between Operating Surplus And The NPA Saga: Are Nigerians Been Played? BY OTU OTU ITA

Most Nigerian leaders play the citizens like a game. How do you explain that a man whose negligence may have caused the under remittances of Operating Surplus at the Nigerian Port Authority (NPA) leading to the current ordeal of madam Hadiza Usman is now the acting Head of the same NPA? How? Hear this: “Mr.

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