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The Herd Mentality in Cross River State BY OBONO OBLA

by crossriverwatch admin I unabashedly belong to APC. There is no doubt about that. I do not belong to PDP. So somebody may argue that the problem of PDP in Cross River State should not be my headache and business. I am talking about the draconian, undemocratic and dictatorial removal of my friend, Dr. Sandy

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Imoke’s Government Becoming Totalitarian – Olumba Obu

by crossriverwatch admin Leader Olumba Obu, the spiritual head of the Brotherhood of the Cross and Star based in Calabar, the Cross River state capital has declared that the government of Senator Liyel Imoke is fast becoming totalitarian. In a statement released on Tuesday in Calabar on his behalf and signed by Bishop Princely Ibeabuchi,

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Kidnappers Dump 4 Year Old Victim on Calabar Street

by crossriverwatch admin Solomon Nse Udo Akpan, the 4year old child who was kidnapped at Atekong Street Big Qua on the 17th March, 2014 in Calabar was yesterday, Sunday dumped at 15 King street, 500 meters away from Atekong at about 9pm by his abductors. Neighbors took the child to Akim police station after which

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Cross River NASS Members And Constituency Empowerment: How Have They Fared?

by crossriverwatch admin Cross River State has 11 National Assembly members: 3 Senators and 8 House of Representatives members. In the Senate we have Senator Victor Ndoma Egba representing the Central Senatorial District and functions as the Leader of the Senate, Professor Ben Ayade, representing the Northern Senatorial District and the Chairman, Committee on Maritime

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National Sports Festival 2014: We Are Raising The Bar – Imoke

by crossriverwatch admin Cross River State is not hosting the 19th National Sports Festival just to win, but to give the best and make the event one of the best and one of the most memorable in National Sports Festival hosting in the history of Nigeria. Senator Liyel Imoke, the Cross River State governor who

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Cross River Gets $1m Bill And Melinda Gates Grant

by crossriverwatch admin Cross River State has been boosted with a cash prize of $1 million by the Bill and Belinda Gates Foundation for emerging as the best performing State in the South-South Geo-Political Zone Nigeria Governors’ Leadership Challenge Grant. This was announced in Calabar, during the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for

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We Can’t Compromise Peace in Abi – Council Boss

by crossriverwatch admin The Chairman of Abi Local Government Council Mrs Edith Amadi has asserted that peace would not be compromised in any part of the council area. Mrs Amadi made the assertion recently in an interface with aggrieved communities in Abi Local Government in her office in Itigidi, the council Headquarters. Still in search

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Cross River Set to Unveil 2014 National Sports Festival Logo/Mascot

by crossriverwatch admin All is now set for the unveiling of the Mascot and Logo of the 2014 National Sports Festival in Calabar tomorrow, Friday, March 20, 2014. The Cross River State Commissioner for Sports and Youths Development, Mr. Patrick Ugbe, who spoke to CrossRiverWatch earlier today confirmed that the event will hold at the

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