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2015: I Don’t Mind Stepping Down If Consensus Throws Up Better Candidate – Bullem

by crossriverwatch admin Since the pronouncement by the governor of Cross River State, Senator Liyel Imoke that the PDP had deemed it fit that come 2015, his successor would come from the Northern Senatorial District of the state; so many aspirants from the zone have indicated interest to step into Imoke’s shoes. One of such

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Akamkpa Students Union Lauds CrossRiverWatch, Condemn Extra Judicial Killings

by crossriverwatch admin The Akamkpa Students Union has given kudos to CrossRiverWatch for its stride in investigating and exposing the extra judicial killing by some men of the Special Anti Robbery Squad, Zone 6 Division, Nigerian Police, Calabar Cross River State of Nigeria. This was contained in a statement made available to CrossRiverWatch, it reads

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Cross River Government To Refinance Commercial Bank Loans With N400M Bond

by crossriverwatch admin The Cross River State House of Assembly has adopted a seven points resolution authorizing the state government to refinance part of its commercial bank loan through the capital market by the issuance of bonds not exceeding 40 billion naira. The House also approved the engagement of First Bank of Nigeria Capital Limited

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Wilmer Cuts Down Its $400M Investment In Cross River State – Governor

by crossriverwatch admin The Cross River State Governor, Senator Liyel Imoke has disclosed that Wilmar International Limited, a Singaporean firm that established a 50, 000 hectare of palm oil plantation in the state (Ibiae Palm Estate) with an investment of 400 million dollars is withdrawing its investment. The governor made the disclosure while addressing youths

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Behold! Mr. & Miss Akamkpa 2014

by crossriverwatch admin Mr. Divine Dominic and Miss Ajah Enene have been crowned MR. and MISS Akamkpa in a glamorous event held at the Cross River State College of Education, Awi, Akamkpa Local Government Area. Declaring the event open, the Chairman Akamkpa Local Government Area Barr. Joseph A. Itotup said “I am glad to see

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Two Die From Cult Clash In Calabar

by crossriverwatch admin Information reaching CrossRiverWatch has it that early on Thursday morning 14 August 2014 at about between 6am-7am a ‘keke NAPEP’ driver plying Watt Roundabout, Edgerton, Beach Market route and the another guy, a family man who was just retuning from work were murdered. The incident resulted in an argument after the alleged

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NUCJ Holds Campus Journalists Workshop

by crossriverwatch admin As part of activities marking the NUCJ 2014 Press Week, the Nigerian Union OF Campus journalists, UNICAL Chapter have organized a campus journalists training workshop to train and retrain campus journalists on the rigors and ‘landmines’ in campus journalism. Speaking at the event which held at the UNICAL graduate school, the Editor,

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Ebola Awareness Campaign Kick Off In UNICAL, As Don Calls For Government Intervention

by crossriverwatch admin The spread of the deadly Ebola virus across Sub-Saharan Africa has been described as a tsunami that if not stopped early will eat up the world. This is according to Professor (Mrs.) Olubumi Dorothy Jacobs the Head of Department of Philosophy, University of Calabar during a one day campaign against the Ebola

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