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Ayade To Commission Calabar Monorail December 20

By Our Correspondent As part of the plan to spice up the 2015 Calabar Carnival, Governor Ben Ayade has assured that his administration is committed to the completion of the monorail project linking the Tinapa Business and Leisure Resort and Calabar International Convention Center before 28 December 2015. Governor Ayade who made this known after

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Cross River New Commissioners Resume At Their Duty Posts

By Laureta Akpan All the 28 Commissioners and members of the Cross River State Executive Council that were formally inaugurated on Monday by the State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade have resumed at their various ministries. At each of the old ministries and the newly upgraded Departments/Agencies, the new political heads were taken round to familiarize

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Legislator Budgets 1 Million For First 20 Constituents To Operate Account With UNICAL Micro Finance Bank

By Archibong Jeremiah, House Of Assembly Correspondent The member representing Boki 2 State Constituency in the Cross River State House of Assembly, Hon. Hilary Bisong has made available one million naira to be distributed as loan for the first twenty (20) of his constituents to register and operate a business account with UNICAL Micro Finance

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College Of Education Union Leaders Charged To Curb Illegitimate Activities On Campus

By Archibong Jeremiah Students’ Union leaders in Cross River State College of Education Akamkpa (CRSCOEA) have been encouraged to join in curbing all forms of wrong doings existing in their campus as well aslearn how to be better leaders. The charge was given by Victoria Ene-Okon, Esq. a lawyer with Basic Rights Counsel Calabar during

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CrossRiverWatch Capacity Building: Online Journalists Urged To Be Fair, Accurate, Balanced

By Our Reporter Online journalists in Cross River State have been admonished to imbibe the culture of news verification, accuracy, fairness and balance in their reportage. This admonition was given by a senior journalist and Vanguard Newspaper reporter, Mr. Ike Uche while speaking at the third edition of CrossRiverWatch capacity building training held at her

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Navigating Towards Liberal And Economic Democracy; The Cross River Model BY EMMANUEL ETIM

Francis Fukuyama in his book “End of History and the last man” argues that the advent of Western liberal democracy may signal the endpoint of humanity’s socio-cultural evolution and the final form of human government. Fukuyama drew his inference from Alexandre Kojève who posited that the progress of history must lead toward the establishment of

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Defence Chiefs In Obudu, Charge Nigerian Army On Professionalism

By CrossRiverWatch admin The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Gabriel Olonisakin, has charged officers and soldiers of the Nigerian Army to evolve ways that would enhance professionalism in the force. Olonisakin gave the charge on Wednesday while declaring open the 2015 Fourth Quarter `Research and Development’ Conference of the Nigerian Army Training and Doctrine

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Cross River Speaker Denies Attempt To Impeach Him And Deputy

By CrossRiverWatch admin The attention of the Speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon John Gaul Lebo has been drawn to media reports alleging a failed impeachment attempt on the Speaker and Deputy Speaker. It should be clearly stated that there was no attempt by the members of the House of

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