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Cross River Vacancies: Over 6,000 Applicants Submit CVs

By Our Correspondent Since job vacancies were advertised for two of governor Ayade’s projects, the Cross River Green Police and the Garment Factory, a few days ago, over 6000 applicants have so far submitted their resume to the office of the Secretary to the State Government, with hundreds of women and youths expressing joy and

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Ayade Dedicates Victory To God, Cross Riverians, Extend Hand Of Fellowship To Agi

By Our Correspondent Cross River State governor, Senator Ben Ayade, yesterday dedicated his Friday victory at the Abuja Federal High Court to God and the good people of the state. Governor Ayade who said this shortly after he was cleared of any wrongdoing by Justice Abdul Kafarati of the Federal High Court, Abuja, disclosed that

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Governor Ayade And The Challenge Of Economic Development In Cross River BY MISSANG OYAMA

I will like to preface this piece by stating the obvious – since the restoration of democracy in the country in 1999, successive administrations in the state have not been able to lay a solid foundation for the local economy to thrive. However, as an incurable optimist, I believe that this despair is transient; and

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Cross River Guber: Abuja High Court Dismisses Agi’s Suit Against Governor Ayade

By Our Correspondent ‎ A Federal High Court in Abuja, yesterday, dismissed a suit filed by Mr . Joe Agi, (SAN), challenging the candidacy of Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River state in the April 11, 2015 governorship election. Ruling on the case, Justice Abdul Kafarati said: “if the party’s constitution, stipulates that despite its

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Cross River House Committee On Public Accounts Indicts Council Chairman, Others

By Archibong Jeremiah, House Of Assembly Correspondent The Cross River State House of Assembly Committee on Public Account has indicted the administration of a former Chairman and Vice Chairman of Etung LGA in Cross River State over official misconduct and financial misappropriation. Hon. Okomah Inyang and Patrick Obi, former chairman and vice respectively, were indicted

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Bebi Airstrip Manager Decries Low Publicity As Flight Operations Resume

By Ushang Ewa The manager of the state operated Bebi airstrip at the Obudu Ranch Resort, Glory Asuquo says the resumption of flight operations has not been given much publicity as expected. In a telephone interview with CrossRiverWatch, Glory decried the low publicity given to the airstrip which is likely to have a negative impact

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Cross River Deputy Governor Counsel Students Against Vices

By Jonathan Ugbal; Government House Correspondent The ultimate goal of students while in school has been identified as ensuring the completion of their academic activities without causing or creating avenues for unrest in the society. Ivara Esu, Cross River Deputy Governor said this in Calabar when he received leaders of student union bodies in the

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Nigeria Will Abide By Ruling Of International Court of Justice On Bakassi – President Buhari

By Our Correspondent Contrary to expectations that the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari will seek a review of the judgement of the International Court of Justice, ICJ which ceded the oil rich Bakassi peninsula to Cameroon, the President yesterday in the Cameroonian capital, Yaounde, promised that Nigeria will faithfully abide by the decision of the

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