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Cross River Signs Contract For 42 Year Old Water Scheme In Abi

By Our Correspondent Contract for the Itigidi, Adadama and Igbo Ekureku water scheme in Abi Local Government Area which was initiated by erstwhile South Eastern State Government 42 years ago, has been signed between the Cross River State Government and Lilleker Brothers Nigeria Limited. Valued at N1.3 billion and funded by World Bank, it is

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2015: How Legor Idagbo, Mike Aniah, Fidelis Ugbo, Ben Ayade, Larry Odey Made PDP Final List

By Sylvia Etta The ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Cross River State has confirmed the names of 5 aspirants as winners of the first round of the screening exercise which the party caucuses conducted across the 18 local government areas. During the screening exercise, assessment forms were given to the caucus members to score

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Dredging Of Calabar Port Is A Gimmick BY OBONO OBLA

The other day some of my friends were praising President Good luck Jonathan and Liyel Imoke because of the fact that the Minister of Transport, Idris Umar visited Calabar to commission the contract awarded for the commencement of the dredging of the Calabar channel last week. However my investigation has established that President Jonathan and

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Legor Idagbo Denies Picking Guber Nomination Form Yet

By crossriverwatch admin The immediate past Commissioner of Works and 2015 guber aspirant in Cross River State, Mr. Legor Idagbo has denied picking the nomination form of the ruling party, PDP to contest the 2015 election. Reacting to a news story on the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, FRCN FM Station in Calabar, Canaan FM,

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Ndoma-Egba Picks Nomination Form, Says Party Registers In Cross River Are Missing

By Kennedy Nsan Senate Leader, Victor Ndoma-Egba SAN, has picked his nomination from from the Wadata House, Peoples Democratic Party Headquarters, Abuja to seek to be re-elected at the party’s primary election coming up in November 22, 2014. The Leader of the Senate arrived People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Headquarters in company of his wife Mrs.

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Musings: Sometime Ago…Before 1960 – BY CHRISTIANA UKUNG ALAWA

It was a pathetic state that needed a saviour.. It was a black hole that needed to be washed and allowed to sparkle… She wasn’t a NIGERIA yet, just a young maiden with a lot of dreams, ambitions and potentials that laid helplessly in the hands of lords. She was crowded with people who traded

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Catholic Church Honors UNICAL VC, Others

By Raymond Ekemini The developmental strides recorded in the University of Calabar by the Prof. James Epoke led administration has not gone unnoticed as the Catholic Church has honored him with an award of excellence. The award ceremony which was held at the St. Paul’s Catholic Parish of the University of Calabar drew the principal

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Jedy Agba Picks Nomination Form, Dares ‘Establishment’

By Archibong Jeremiah The Director General, Goddy Jedy Agba Campaign Organization, GJACO, Dr. Sandy Onoh has asserted that he and his team is not afraid of the political oligarchy in Cross River State and cleared the air about the health of his principal, Prince Goddy Jedy Agba, guber aspirant Cross River State come 2015. The

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