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#EndPoliceBrutality: Cross River Probe Panel Shift Sitting From Adjourned Date

By Patrick Obia and Rachel Idim The sitting of the Panel of Inquiry into Police Brutality and Restitution in Cross River State after adjourning to 26 November, 2020, to allow the Federal Government (Police) respond to 54 petitions at once, has been shifted. When journalists arrived the venue, State Ministry of Justice, Calabar they were

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Cross River: Pensioners Accuse Government Of Meanness, Lament Over 13 Billion Naira Gratuity

By Maxwell Effiong The Association of Cross River State Local Government Pensioners, ACRSLGP, has accused the State Government of insensitivity towards pensioners’ plight. Mr. Peter Ozar, Secretary of the Pensioners union, made this known to CrossRiverWatch in an interview where he revealed that the union lost seven members during the 2019 verification exercise and is

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Cross River/Ebonyi Crisis: Police Rescue 13 Year Old Girl

By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River State Police Command has rescued a 13 year-old girl, Miss Precious Nwoji who strayed during the recent crisis between warring neighbours of Ebonyi and Cross River in Obubra LGA. In a release signed by the Cross River Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Irene Ugbo and made available to Vanguard

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#EndSARS: Cross River State Government Should Talk Less, Listen More – Nkoyo Toyo

By Anietie Akpan, Guardian Newspaper October 23 and 24, 2020 has gone down in history as a disaster in Calabar. Not less than 100 property were looted, destroyed or touched by irate youths in the name of #EndSARS protest. Men, women, boys and girls were affected in a mayhem that the city of Calabar has

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Two Kidnapped Victims Regain Freedom, Police Arrest 3 Suspects

By Archibong Jeremiah Two Kidnapped Victims in Cross River State has regained freedom from captivity. Mrs. Eno Orok, asthmatic and hypertensive patient was abducted November 16, 2020 from her bed while asleep was released two days after. News Agency of Nigeria reports that, the Cross River State Police Command has rescued another kidnapped victim, Emmanuel

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World Toilet Day: Prioritizing Toilet System Is Integral, WASH Media Urges Cross Riverians

By Patrick Obia, Kelvin Ololo and Marylyn Uyanah Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Media Network, Cross River State chapter in collaboration with Etak Ikot Development Committee of Friends has urged Cross Riverians to prioritize hygiene in assessing their toilet facilities to build a disease free society. This was a take home message to participants marking

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#EndPoliceBrutality: Cross River Probe Panel Adjourns Again To Allow Police Respond To 54 Petitions

By Patrick Obia and Rachel Idim After adjourning from November 13 to 19, 2020 to allow the Federal Government (Police) respond to 54 petitions at once, the sitting of the Panel of Inquiry into Police Brutality and Restitution in Cross River State has yet again been adjourned. The sitting which also started 12 minutes late

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Chief Judge Impasse: NJC Should Report Cross River Assembly To Presidency ― Erokoro SAN

By Ike Uchechukwu, Vanguard Newspaper Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Paul Erokoro has asserted that it is high time the National Judicial Council, NJC reported the Cross River State House of Assembly to the presidency following the impasse that has ensued in the leadership of the Judiciary in the State. Erokoro who made the assertion while

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