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Cross River To Set Up Women And Children Commission

by crossriverwatch admin Legislation is underway to facilitate the establishment of a women and children Commission in Cross River State to ensure the continuation of the projects and programs which cater for their needs and welfare. Mrs. Obioma Imoke, wife of the Cross River State governor, Senator Liyel Imoke stated this in Calabar on Sunday

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EFCC Arrests Former Yala Local Government Chairman

by crossriverwatch admin Mr. Gabriel Ugor, the former Chairman of Yala Local Government Area was on Thursday morning arrested by officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, at Okpoma, the council headquarters. Ugor, a source from the Council told CrossRiverWatch was arrested at the Okpoma, few minutes before the time he was scheduled

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Cross River State: Poor Power Supply, a Huge Challenge

by Emmanuel Unah The healthcare facilities in Cross River State comprise significantly of those owned and operated by the Federal Government which are the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, UCTH and the Psychiatric Hospital both located in Calabar; and the state government owned secondary and primary healthcare institutions which are spread all over the state.

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Pneumonia Kills 1.1million Kids Annually in Nigeria – Obioma Imoke

by crossriverwatc admin Out of every five children who die in Nigeria two die from pneumonia which makes it the number one killer disease in the country. This revelation was made by Mrs Obioma Imoke, wife of the Cross River State governor on Tuesday in Calabar while speaking at the World Pneumonia Day. She said

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NFF President, Maigari Salutes Imoke

by crossriverwatch admin The President of Nigeria Football Federation NFF, Alhaji Aminu Maigari is still singing the praises of Cross River State Governor, Senator Liyel Imoke for standing by the Under-17 FIFA World Cup Champions, Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets throughout their preparation for the tournament that just ended in the United Arab Emirates, UAE. Speaking aboard

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Carnival: Copy Right Society Sues Cross River For 5 Billion

by crossriverwatch admin Copyright Society of Nigeria (COSON) has filed a Five Billion Naira suit at the Federal High Court, against the Cross River State Carnival Commission, the Governor of Cross River State and the Attorney General of the state seeking among other things an injunction restraining the Defendants, their agents, privies or servants from

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Appraising Rural Empowerment in Cross River BY PAULINA MORPHY FOGG

by crossriverwatch admin In cross river today many of my friends have talk about how the present administration has empowered rural communities in terms of projects but the only problem is the poor quality of the projects and the lack of monitoring and wastage in the system. But none of us are a talking about

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C’River LG Polls: Court Nullifies Election in 3 LGAs

by crossriverwatch admin A Calabar High Court presided over by Honorable Justice Michael Edem yesterday ruled that only candidates sponsored by the Peoples Progressive Alliance, PPA and the National Conscience Party, NCP respectively were as at 17th June 2013 eligible to contest the Local Government Elections in Yakurr, Obudu and Obanliku Local Government Councils. In

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