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Exclusive: Cross River Due Process And Price Intelligence Bureau 2019 Budget Is N1,049,093,337.97

By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Due Process and Price Intelligence Bureau of Cross River State approved budget for 2019 is N1,049,093,337.97 only. According to the Cross River State Chart of account 2019 (General Administration) of the State budget exclusively obtained by our newsroom, the approved sum N1,049,093,337.97 is exactly what was earmarked for 2018. The office

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Protesters Defy Rain, Police Threat To Hold #FreeThemAllNow Demonstration In Lagos

By CrossRiverWatch Admin Supporters of #RevolutionNow and members of the Coalition for Revolution movement this morning held a protest in Lagos to demand the release of Sowore, Jalingo and other Nigerians in detention in the country. The protesters, who could not be held back by the rain that swept across the city, also defied the

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Election Tribunal: It’s Tactical Insult If A Governor Is Told He Is Distracted To Appoint Commissioners – Lawyer

By CrossRiverWatch Admin Principal partner FBI Legal, First Baba Isa, has termed Governor Ben Ayade’s delayed appointment of Commissioners in Cross River State, as “tactical insult” which many insinuate is as a result of tribunal case. The legal practitioner who featured as a guest on Hit 95.9 FM regular Sunday program “The Dialogue With Agba

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2019 Hajj: Your Prayers Have Been Working – Ayade To Cross River Pilgrims, Makes More Commitment

By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River State Governor, Sir Ben Ayade has received the 42 sponsored pilgrims by the State Government back from Saudi Arabia after the 32 days Hajj exercise. The pilgrims who were among the last set of South South, South East contingent to depart the King Abdulazeez  International Airport, Jeddah landed at

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Adoke: Why We Did Not Challenge The Bakassi Handover At ICJ

By CrossRiverWatch Admin Nigeria did not challenge the International Court of Justice (ICJ) judgment which ceded the Bakassi Peninsula to Cameroon because it would have made the country look “irresponsible” in the comity of nations, Mohammed Bello Adoke has said. The former Attorney-General of the Federation also revealed that for the first time Cross River

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Updated: Assembly Members Protest Non-Payment Of Benefits

By CrossRiverWatch Admin While the Cross River State House of Assembly was scheduled to reconvene today, Monday, September 16, 2019, Cali Town reports that members of the House have refused to reconvene after a one month recess. We gathered on investigations that the refusal to reconvene is in protest over the non-payment of their statutory finances

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Agba Jalingo: Connivance Of Silence Or Bareface Cowardice BY EMMANUEL IBESHI

I am constrained to put this up as representing my view as a stakeholder in Cross River State. Through the length and breath of Nigeria since 2015 we have witnessed unprecedented display of executive rascality though the Legislature is the easy whipping dog of all and sundry. No one cares that much about the Judiciary

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Ayade Suspends Special Adviser On Budget Over Leaked Information

By Agency Reporter Cross River State Governor, Sir Ben Ayade has suspended the Special Adviser on Budget, Hon. Moses Onoh. Hon. Onoh’s suspension, which is a direct consequence of his mis-handling of privilege official communication, takes immediate effect. All appointees according to the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Christian Ita are hereby, warned

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