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INVESTIGATION: How Cross River Government Awarded Questionable Contracts And Paid For Unfinished Projects

By Sylvia Akpan In a striking case of financial impropriety, the Cross River State Government’s dealings with a contractor have been exposed, revealing instances of overpayment for both rescinded and uncompleted projects, Sylvia Akpan reports. In a curious twist that blurs the line between landscaping, gardening, and education, Awokaris Greenworld Industrial Limited, a company registered

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Cross River Government Enjoins Citizens, CSOs To Report Complaints On Irregular Appointments

By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent The Government of Cross River State has enjoined citizens and Civil Society Organizations (CSO) to report complaints on irregular appointments and promotions in the State. This was contained in a press release signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Emmanuel Ogbeche dated June 29, 2023, the public,

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Two Years After, Cross River’s Cally Air Planes Grounded Over Concession Moves

By Abdullateef Aliyu, Daily Trust The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Aero Contractors and the Cross River State-owned Cally Air on the operation of the airline may have hit the rock over aircraft concession move. The aircraft belonging to the state government, a Boeing 737-300 with the registration number: 5N-BYQ is at the center of

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UNICROSS Student Death: Management Appeal For Calm 

By Patrick Obia Following the death of a 400-level student of Computer Science, University of Cross River State (UNICROSS) by suspected operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) on Thursday 9 February 2023, management of the institution has appealed for “sustain calm and peace on campus.” The varsity made the appeal in circular number

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Report Indict Cross River Government, Dangote, Wilmar, Chinese Firms Of Forest Depletion

By Ogar Monday A report by two non-governmental organizations, We The People and the Rainforest Resources Development Centre (RRDC), have indicted 79 companies and individuals, including Dansa Allied Agro, a subsidiary of Dangote Group, Wilmar International, the Cross River State Government for the continuous depletion of the forest in the State. The 23-page report highlighted

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Cross River Decries N34m Federal Allocation For March

By CrossRiverWatch Admin Listen To The Report The Cross River State Government received only about 15 percent of its statutory allocation from the Federation Account in March. According to the Punch Newspaper figures released show that out of the State’s gross allocation of N2.22bn, only N34.9m was received by the State as N2.18bn was deducted

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PDP Spokesman In Cross River Allege Threats To His Life By State Agents

By Patrick Obia The Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Cross River chapter, Prince Mike Ojisi, has accused the State Government of threat to his life, family and party members. The opposition party’s Spokesman disclosed this in a petition addressed to the State Commissioner of Police, State headquarters, Calabar, stating that agents believed

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Aero Contractors Owe Cross River N600m And A Bombardier Aircraft Parked As Scrap At Ikeja Airport BY AGBA JALINGO

Early in August 2015, CrossRiverWatch investigators were granted rare access, to ascertain the level of work in the 70 seater Dash 8-Q200 series aircraft with registration number 5N GRS which was purchased by the Liyel Imoke administration, from the Rivers State Government since 2013, and given to Aero to run the Calabar-Bebi route, but has

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