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Cross River House Of Assembly Rejects Grazing Commission Bill

By Our Correspondent The grazing bill debate that was stalled in the plenary of the Cross River State House of Assembly, last week due to power outage resumed this week with the House rejecting the Grazing Commission Bill currently been proposed by the National Assembly. This is also coming against the background of a request

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John Owan Enoh: A Legislative Icon @50 – BY MISSANG OYAMA

In human existence, what is key to realizing a successful outing in the journey of life is confident vision. History is replete with stories of great achievers whose backgrounds never gave them a chance and the circumstances that underplayed their early lives were not plausible enough to hold any promise of greatness. Apparently, propelled by

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Insecurity In Calabar: House Of Assembly Summon DSS, AIG, Police Commissioner, Others

By Our Correspondent Cross River State House Of Assembly has invited the Assistant Inspector General of Police, AIG Zone 6, Mr. Adisa Baba Bolanta, Commissioner of Police Cross River State Command, Mr. Henry Fadairo, the State Director of the Department of State Security DSS, the Attorney General of Cross River State, Barrister Joe Abang and

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Peace Point Action Protest Fossil Fuel Extraction In Ibeno

By CrossRiverWatch admin A Cross River based civil society organization; Peace Point Action (PPA) has led a peaceful protest against fossil fuel burning in the country. According to the PPA Director, Mr. Umo Isua-Ikoh, the protest is long over due in the South South zone of the country owing to the persistent effect of gas

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Wife Of Cross River Governor Takes Malaria Campaign To Secondary School, Creates Hunt Malaria Clubs

By Elijah Ugani The wife of the Cross River State Governor, Dr. Linda Ayade through her Non Governmental Organization, Mediatrix Development Foundation, MDF has taken the fight against malaria to St. Patrick’s College Ikot Ansa, Calabar. Speaking at the occasion, the Wife of the Governor who was represented by the Director-General, Cross River Primary Health

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How These Editorials Get Written BY JEREMIAH ARCHIBONG

There is always a temptation to see editorials by news organizations as the sole ideas and thoughts of the Editor or the Editor-in-Chief. Public perception about our own editorials in CrossRiverWatch has not been different either, with public comments on the editorials we have been publishing showing clearly that there are some of our readers

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Ayade’s Superhighway Of Super Controversies BY INYALI PETER

It is highly regrettable and unfortunate that successive administrations since the return of democracy in Nigeria, both at national and state levels failed to construct quality road network that would have connected Calabar, Cross River State Capital with other parts of the state as well as other states. Cross River, a state which pride itself

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Dwindling Economy Affecting Waste Evacuation In Cross River – Commissioner

By Inyali Peter Cross River State Commissioner for Environment, Engr. Mike Eraye has blamed the current heaps of refuse in Calabar on the dwindling economy of the nation. Eraye who spoke with journalists Tuesday, May 31 during his inspection of waste evacuation at Palm Street Extension, Calabar South Local Government area of the state, disclosed

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