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Impunity Reigns As Cross River Magistrate Redeploys Subordinate After CrossRiverWatch Exposed His Alleged Misconduct

By Archibong Jeremiah In what may be described as aiding and abetting corruption, the judicial authorities in Cross River State have refused to act despite CrossRiverWatch investigation that proved Magistrate Bassey Nsidieti Bassey, Registrar of Ikom Magistrate’s Court is allegedly abusing his office for personal gains. The Chief Registrar, Judiciary Headquarters in Calabar, the State

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Cross River: PDP Stakeholders To Decide Zoning Of Governorship – Chairman

By Asare Asare, Daily Post Chairman of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Cross River State, Mr. Venatius Ikem, has said that stakeholders are those to decide which of the three senatorial districts in the State shall produce the governor in 2023. In the last few days, there have been feverish debates by key

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Cross River 2023: Watch Out For The Underdogs BY AGBA JALINGO

An underdog is a competitor thought to have little chance of winning a fight or contest. A weaker opponent or a person who has little status in society. What we love most about the underdog is the true grit required to achieve their success i.e. overcoming odds, surviving chaos and working really hard to win.

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2023: Senators Gershom Bassey, Jarigbe Agom Disagree Over Zoning In Cross River

By CrossRiverWatch Admin Senator Gershom Bassey representing Cross River Southern Senatorial District and his colleague representing Cross River Northern Senatorial District, Senator Jarigbe Agom, appear set to lock horns over zoning of the State governorship slot for 2023. Senator Bassey while speaking to attendees at the Calabar Declaration Conference recently, reminded them that zoning and

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How Cross River State Indicted EFCC Secretary, Others For Mismanaging Millions Of Naira

By Archibong Jeremiah and Maxwell Effiong The new Secretary for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Barrister George Abang Ekpungu, is facing an indictment from the Cross River State Government for unaccounted N2.5 million. In May 2018, Ekpungu received the sum of N2.5 million from the Ministry of Lands and Urban Planning for residential

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BREAKING: Retirees Block Government House Calabar Over Unpaid Gratuities, Pension

By Ushang Ewa The entrance to the Government House in Calabar, the Cross River State capital is currently inaccessible as retirees have blocked access into the office premises. They are protesting over unpaid gratuities and pensions. Security operatives are unsure of what to do as Governor Ben Ayade and his Plateau State counterpart, Simon Lalong

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Ayade’s Administration Responsible For 70 Percent Of Owed Gratuities In Cross River

By CrossRiverWatch Admin The organized labor in Cross River State has provided a breakdown of gratuities owed local government and state retirees since 1999. In its strike bulletins 14a and 14b, labor said that the current administration owes the bulk of gratuities as it has not paid any and wondered which administration will suffer the

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Cross River Strike: Negotiations Stalled As Government Resorts To Propaganda

By Patrick Obia The meeting between the Organized Labor and the government of Cross River State to resolve the ongoing industrial action on Thursday ended in deadlock. The five hours meeting between the government represented by the Head of Service (HOS), Geraldine Akpet-Ekanem and the delegation of the Organized Labor could not reach a compromise

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