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The Book Of Cross River: Chapter 1, Verse 1 – 10 BY AGBA JALINGO

1. The vision of Bengioshuye, the son of Ngayi, which he saw concerning River Cross, before he was formed in his mother’s womb. 2. When the heavens gave heed and the earth gave ear and the Lord spake forth saying: Hear O Heavens, Hear O Earth, for I have nourished and brought up a child

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Cross River: We’d Bring Back PDP Members Who Defected To APC, Says NASS Caucus

By Judex Okoro, The Sun News Members of the Cross River State PDP caucus of the National Assembly have stated that all defectors to APC would be brought back after the congress. Addressing delegates at the State Congress held at Event Centre located at Parliamentary Extension Calabar on Saturday, the NASS members said Cross River

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BREAKING: Vena Ikem Emerges PDP Cross River Chairman

By CrossRiverWatch Admin Venatius Ikem Esq. a former national publicity secretary of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has emerged as the Chairman in Cross River State. Unopposed, Mr. Ikem scored over 2,000 votes according to the Chairman of the convention planning committee. The State Congress has been delayed since March 2020 following disagreements between Mr.

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Inner Pain? Ayade’s Commissioner Impregnates SA’s Wife

By Jonathan Ugbal There is currently disquiet in the cabinet of Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State after details emerged that a commissioner has impregnated the wife of a Senior Special Adviser (SA). The commissioner is from central Cross River while the Special Adviser is from northern Cross River. The Special Adviser’s wife is

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Anxiety As Governor Ayade Fails To Pay Civil Servants, Appointees August Salary

By Our Reporter There is palpable anxiety and grumbling among many aides of the Cross River State Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade as many of them are yet to get August salary. The payment of salaries which has since shifted from end of the month to the end of the first week of every new month

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Open Governance: Investigative Journos Get Training On Reporting Extractive Industries

By CrossRiverWatch Admin In what seems a paradigm shift from existing norms, over a dozen journalists were on Friday in Calabar, trained on reporting in depth the extractive industries in Cross River State in a bid to promote contract transparency, beneficial ownership, accountability, and overall transparency in the sector. The training, which had physical and

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General Ukpo’s Death A Monumental Loss, Says Ayade

By CrossRiverWatch Admin Cross River Governor, Ben Ayade has lamented the death of one – time Military Administrator of the old Rivers State (now Rivers and Bayelsa States), Brigadier General Anthony Ukpo (rtd). General Ukpo who was also a former Minister of Information died on Monday, days after his sister passed away in the United

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Ayade Takes On Imoke, Duke In A Supremacy Battle BY CHUKS OKOCHA

Chuks Okocha writes that the defection of Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress, was a declaration of political war on former Governors Donald Duke and Liyel Imoke ahead of the 2023 general election. Since the return of democracy in 1999, clinching political power in

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