August 1 Nationwide protest
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Let’s Give Peace A Chance – CP Gyogon Grimah Pleads Protesters

By Patrick Obia The Commissioner of Police in Cross River State, CP Gyogon Augustine Grimah has sued for peace and called for an to the ongoing #EndBadGovernance nationwide protest. He made the call in a press release made available by the Command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO SP) Irene Ugbo where he also lauded the

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‘No Mind Them, Idle Jobless People’ … BY AGBA JALINGO

That was the comment someone I know wrote somewhere yesterday after the Managing Editor of CrossRiverWatch, Jonathan Ugbal was arrested in Calabar by the Police for joining the ongoing nationwide protest. Like I said, I know the person. He has never worked after his NYSC because there are no jobs in Nigeria. He is only

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JUST IN: After Pressure, Police Release Arrested Protesters In Calabar, State Government Fingered

By Patrick Obia After pressure from the public, the Police in Cross River State, have released peaceful protesters in Calabar. The Police squad attached to Governor Bassey Otu and led by his Aide De Camp, DSP Victor Duke led a team of Counter-Terrorism Unit operatives to Marian where the protesters were dispersing under the rain,

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CAN Denies Paying Pastors N40,000 To Dissuade Members From Joining Proposed Nationwide Protest

By Godwin Ajom Reliable sources have informed CrossRiverWatch that some pastors in Cross River State, under the umbrella of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), are collecting NGN40,000 each, to use their pulpits and sermons to preach against the proposed August 1 nationwide protest. CrossRiverWatch gathered that the CAN hierarchies led by its Chairman met

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