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Tourism No Longer Defined By Physical Infrastructure Alone – Former Culture Minister, Edem Duke Projects Ebonyi State Tourism Future 

By CrossRiverWatch Admin Former Minister of Culture, Tourism and National Orientation and former Supervising Minister of Information, High Chief Edem Duke, has said that tourism is no longer defined by physical infrastructure alone, but by digital visibility, data intelligence and technological innovation. He made the assertion on Sunday, September 27, 2026, while delivering a keynote

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2027 Elections: How Gilbert Agbor Mobilizes Support For Otu, APC Candidates

By CrossRiverWatch Admin The 2026 Etung New Yam Festival has evolved beyond its traditional celebration of harvest and culture, providing a significant platform for grassroots political engagement, with Barrister Gilbert Agbor, Special Adviser to Governor Bassey Otu on Asset Management and Recovery, at the center of a growing mobilization for the All Progressives Congress (APC)

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How Igbo Culture Deprives Women’s Right To Inheritance

By Ben Aroh Despite a Supreme Court judgment in Ukeje vs Ukeje in 2014 which affirmed that women have the same right to inherit their fathers’ estates as their male counterparts, many Igbo women are being denied access to such by their male counterparts. BEN AROH explores this denial in selected locales of Enugu State.

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That We May Leave A Footprint… BY AGBA JALINGO

Yours sincerely had a conversation with Maazi Ogbonanya, who wrote the first Physics textbook in Igbo language today and he is so emphatic that this effort is just the beginning. He intends to get as much feedback, criticisms, and reviews as possible to enable him to subsequently improve on this phenomenal groundbreak he has achieved,

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The Battle Over Obong Of Calabar Rages

By Emma Una, Vanguard Newspaper The Efik in Cross River State takes pride in their monarchy, Obongship, the Obong of Calabar. The people display their adoration for the Obong by ascribing and describing him as Treaty King, Defender of the Christian Faith, and other adorable names. According to records, ascendancy to the Obongship is seamless

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Ugep: 2021 Ijiman Okurubong Ukwa Celebration In Pictures

By Archibong Jeremiah 2021 Ijiman Okurubong Ukwa celebration in pictures. The event is in honor of Late Obol Ebri Lekam, Obol Komboka of Ugep, Yakurr local government area of Cross River State. See pictures from the event which holds once a year.

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Know This And Have Some Peace BY AGBA JALINGO

I have visited my 120 years old grandmother and given her some money when I was leaving and she told me she doesn’t need money again. That she can no longer buy nor sell at her age, so I should give the money to the younger ones who need it. I also have a former

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#Media100: Agba Jalingo, Abang And 3 Other Cross Riverians Make 2020 Culture Curators List

By Jonathan Ugbal and Patrick Obia Five Cross Riverians made it to the 2020 #Media100 list of culture curators, the publication by YNaija, an online news portal shows. They include CrossRiverWatch publisher, Agba Jalingo; German based journalist, Mercy Abang; Pulse Nigeria Editor-in-Chief, Ben Bassey; Broadcast Journalist, MaryAnn Duke Okon and second-time recipient, Philip Obaji Jr.

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