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Cross River: APC Stakeholders Kick As Incumbent Council Chairmen Lobby Ayade To Conduct LG Elections Ahead Of May Handover

By Judex Okoro, Daily Sun The Cross River State All Progressives Congress (APC) stakeholders have raised the alarm over the incumbent 18 local government Chairmen’s insistence that Governor Ben Ayade should conduct of council elections before the May 29 handover. The stakeholders wondered why the council chairmen should be mounting pressure on Governor Ben Ayade

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Borehole Infrastructure Collapse In Yala Amidst Preparation For Commissioning

By CrossRiverWatch Admin A borehole infrastructure in Wanikom, Yala LGA, Cross River State has collapsed.  Our newsroom gathered that the borehole which is to be powered by solar system was meant to be commissioned yesterday before collapsing. CrossRiverWatch is yet to confirm the MDA that is implementing the project and the contractor involved.  See pictures: 

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Breaking News Education Reports

PICTURES: Former UNICAL SUG President Lays His Father, Uncle To Rest

By Patrick Obia Former University of Calabar (UNICAL) Student Union Government’s (SUG) President, Afufu Anthony has laid to rest his dad and uncle. Anthony who is also an Ex-officio member of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) lost his father – the late Mr. Anthony Afufu Okpo and his uncle – the late Afufu

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Gov. Ben Ayade Swears In Udiba Udiba As Commissioner For Assets Management 

By Jonathan Ugbal With just 41 days left for him in office as Governor of Cross River State, Sen. Benedict Ayade has sworn into office a new Commissioner. The Commissioner is Mr. Udiba Effiong Udiba and will lead a new Ministry, Asset Management. It is unclear when Mr. Udiba was appointed and his nomination confirmed

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Government Absent As NGO Deliberates On Fostering And Adoption Of Children In Cross River State

By Sylvia Akpan  A quarterly foster care meeting of the Basic Rights Counsel Initiative (BRCI) and partners has been held in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. A key partner, the State Ministry of Humanity and Social Welfare was absent in the meeting meant to look into teething issues of fostering and adoption in Cross

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Breaking News Opinion Politics

As Prince Otu, Considers His Team … BY AGBA JALINGO

As Prince Otu, the Cross River Governor-Elect, prepares to take over from the outgoing Governor Ben Ayade, in 43 days, it is noteworthy that there is a multitude of both those who are working in the outgoing administration and another embellished and excited horde of “it is our turn” incomers, who are pressuring Prince Otu,

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JUST IN: 5 Dead, 24 Injured In Cross River Auto Crash 

By George Odok, News Agency of Nigeria The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Cross River has confirmed five persons dead and 24 injured in an auto crash in Ogoja Local Government Area of the state. The Sector Commander, Mr. Abdullahi Hassan, confirmed the incident in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria

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NIMASA, Cross River Partner On Maritime Security

By Segun Adewole, Punch Newspaper The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency has donated equipment to security agencies in Cross River to aid the fight against criminality in the state. The equipment included handcuffs, two-way radio system, tasers, flashlights, batons, body scanners, vehicle search mirrors and other personal protective equipment. This was done during a

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