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Ex-Militants Protest Non Availability Of Certificates Following Conclusion Of 6 Months Training In UNICAL (Video)

By Archibong Jeremiah Some Ex-militants trained under the federal government’s post amnesty scheme Wednesday in Calabar protested the non-presentation of certificates to them following their completion of a 6 months course at the University of Calabar’s (UNICAL) Institute of Oceanography. The visibly angry ex-militants expressed their disappointment at the failure of the institution’s management to

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Calabar South Kingship Tussle; Chiefs, Youths Invade Palace Under Lock And Key By Government

By CrossRiverWatch admin The Palace of the Paramount Ruler of Calabar South and King of the Efut Nation located at Anantigha has been forcefully opened and traditional rites carried out by some Chiefs and youths (names withheld). The Palace which has been under lock and key since 2012 following the Kingship tussle between the then

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Cross River Superhighway, Deep Seaport Will Trigger Employments – Youths

By Archibong Jeremiah Youths under the auspices of Stand Up For Nigeria have joined several others who have thrown their weight behind the Bakassi deep seaport and Cross River super highway projects expressing optimism at the employment opportunities that are associated with them. The group’s spokesperson, Obande Gideon disclosed the group’s position recently in a

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“Pay Us Our Remunerations Or…” – Militants Dare Ayade, “It Is A Big Fat Lie, We Are Not Owing Them” Says Gov’t

By Jonathan Ugbal; Government House Correspondent Militants Friday, stormed the governor’s office in Calabar demonstrating against the non payment of their entitlements for 10 months totaling over 15 million Naira and blockading the entrance as well as disrupting traffic in the process. The state government however denied that it is owing the militants, claiming if

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Federal Government Has Given Us Go Ahead For The Bakassi Deep Seaport – Cross River State Government

By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Chief Economic Adviser to the governor of Cross River State, Ben Ayade and Vice Chairman State Planning Commission, Dr. Francis Ntamu, says all hands are on deck to ensure the deep seaport, one of the signature projects comes to fruition following clearance from the federal government. Ntamu disclosed this in an

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Institution Of Surveyors Boss And C/River Surveyor General Trade Words On Quackery Allegation

By Archibong Jeremiah There seems to be no love lost currently between the chairman of the Cross River State chapter of the Nigeria Institution of Surveyors (NIS), Gertrude Njah and the Surveyor General of the state Eyo Oku, over allegations of quackery in the issuance of survey plans and certificates of lodgements CrossRiverWatch can authoritatively

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Ayade: Bringing Canadian Education standard to Cross River BY SOLOMON ASHA

Any purposeful and focused leader has it at the back of his/her mind that the essence of development industrially, scientifically/technologically, infrastructural-wise and socially are essentially to benefit human beings in the specific locality and then to mankind as a whole in the raise in the standard of living, man’s environment, relationship with one another, and

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Ayade Begins Paying Local Gov’t Retirees Gratuities As Potholes Re-Appear On Repaired Calabar- Akpabuyo Road

By Jonathan Ugbal; Government House Correspondent Unconfirmed Information reaching CrossRiverWatch suggests that the Cross River State Government has begun paying gratuities to retirees of the state’s unified local government system and primary school teachers. Sources in government house, Calabar reveal that the payment which began in May, 2016 has seen around 500 retirees receive their

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