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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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BREAKING: Police Arrest Peaceful Protesters In Calabar

By Patrick Obia  Information reaching our newsroom has that some peaceful protesters have been picked up by men of the Nigeria Police Force. Despite the downpour, peaceful protesters in Calabar, the Cross River State capital defied the odds to demonstrate against the current economic quagmire. The protest which began at the Mary Slessor Roundabout, Calabar

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#EndBadGovernance: Army, Police Escort Palliatives Truck Out Of Calabar As Woman Escapes Lynching

By CrossRiverWatch Admin No fewer than three trucks said to be laden with palliatives have been escorted out of Calabar, the Cross River State capital by a combined team of the Nigerian Army and the Nigerian Police Force. This comes amidst news report of Governor Bassey Otu visiting the warehouse of the State Emergency Management

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Calabar, The City Where The Criminals Are Confident BY RICHARD INOYO

Just last month , June 2024, the street adjacent to Ibom Close known as Iso Qua, a new Toyota Corolla car was stolen. The owner had parked his car briefly to see a friend, by the time he came out, the car was gone. That car is still at large just like my organization’s car

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Is ‘Atakpa’ Of Calabar Really Linked To ‘Akpa’ Of The Jukuns? BY CEEJAY OJONG

For instance, where did the 'Akpa Junkuns' suddenly disperse to without any remnant or trace of its people, language or settlements in the Calabar vicinity? The Efuts we already know are a part of the Balondo ba konja people. The Quas are a subset of the larger Ejagham superset. The Efiks have their clear and

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UNICAL Law Students, Workers Protest Insecurity

The new Faculty of law building is the nearest structure to the river which served as an entry and exit point for kidnappers who whisked away several members of staff living in the quarters

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Open Letter To Governor Bassey Otu: Request To Reconsider The Monthly Environmental Sanitation Exercise In Cross River State BY ISO BASSEY 

His Excellency, Senator Prince Bassey Otu, Governor of Cross River State, Nigeria Your Excellency, I hope this letter finds you in good health and high spirits. I am writing to you as a concerned citizen and representative of the Cross River Movement, an organization dedicated to improving the quality of governance and promoting sustainable development

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Nsidung Community Seeks Support For Projects As Obongawan Empowers 54

By Sylvia Akpan The Nsidung community of Calabar, in Cross River State says it is seeking for funds for the comprehensive renovation of its primary and secondary as well as a Health center. The President Mbono Iban Nsidung, Obonganwan Barbara Ayimo Offiong Etim James disclosed this to CrossRiverWatch at her residence last weekend during a

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