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Police Trails Man Who Killed His 16-Year-Old Daughter Accused Of Witchcraft In Cross River

By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River State Police Command has said suspect – Apostle Ubong Bassey who killed his 16-year-old daughter Deborah accused of witchcraft is been trailed. Deborah, a child said to have been with Down Syndrome is allegedly killed by his father who is now on the run. The incident, which took place

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Breaking News Education

Court Reinstates Sacked Austine Angba as UNICROSS VC

By Favour Adinya The National Industrial Court sitting in Calabar, the capital of Cross River State, has ordered the reinstatement of Professor Austin Angba as the Vice Chancellor of the University of Cross River State (UNICROSS) after months of sack. In Suit No. NICN/CA/34/2024, the court held that Professor Angba’s suspension by the university’s governing

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Breaking News Politics

Lawmakers Frown At Ita Giwa, Obono-Obla, Others Agitation To Delist Bakassi From Nigeria’s 774 LGAs

By Mary Bassey, House of Assembly Correspondent The Cross River State 10th Assembly has kicked against a petition sent to President Bola Tinubu by a group identified as the Indigenous Displaced People of Bakassi, communities urging the federal government to remove Bakassi from the 774 local government areas in the country. According to Bakassi Joint

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Breaking News Opinion

After The Deed, How Do You Sleep At Night? BY AGBA JALINGO

October 12, 1972, a chartered Uruguayan Airforce plane conveying 45 members of the Christians Club rugby team, including their friends and family members from Montevideo, Uruguay, to Santiago, Chile, for an exhibition match against the Old Boys Club, an English rugby team in Santiago, crashed into the Andes Mountains in Argentina. For 72 days, the

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Breaking News Education

Cross River, Cameroon Based Institutions Collaborate To Boost, Solve African Education Problem

By Godwin Ajom Nigerian students will no longer be redundant after graduating from institutions of higher learning as they now have a system that is committed to providing connections for world class human capital solutions for Africa and the globe at large, via the private sector. This is made possible via collaboration by Nigeria and

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Breaking News Crime

Cross River Government Reaffirms Commitment To Maritime Security, Economic Growth

By CrossRiverWatch Admin Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Otu, has reaffirmed his administration’s unwavering commitment to strengthening maritime security and fostering economic growth in the state. The governor gave the reaffirmation when he received the newly appointed Commander of Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Victory, Commodore Ajumobi Oride, at the Dan Archibong Lodge, the temporary

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Breaking News Reports

How Fire Ruined Man’s Love On Valentine Day In Cross River

By Sylvia Akpan While others were celebrating love on Valentine Day, fire destroyed a farmer’s farm same day. This was the story of a cocoa farmer, Ndik Wisdom Edorkor in Edor, Ikom Local Government Area of Cross River State, as unknown fire gutted his farm. Wisdom told CrossRiverWatch, that the incident happened between the hours

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Obudu DPO Conferred Peace Ambassador, Lauded In Fight Against Crime

By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Divisional Police Officer of Obudu Local Government Area of Cross River State, Teryima A. Azungwe has been decorated as Grand Patron of the National Association of Nigeria Ambassadors. The ceremony held at the Obudu police division, Obudu LGA, witnessed also the conferment of prestigious Ambassador of Peace Award on him. The

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