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National Sports Festival: Contractors Call Bluff Of Threats Of Contract Revocation By Cross River Sports Commissioner, Yet To Return To Site

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January 17, 2016

By Ushang Ewa Contractors handling the construction and renovation of sporting facilities for the controversial 19th National Sports Festival are yet to resume work on the various even venues despite threats of contract revocation by the Youth and Sports Commissioner CrossRiverWatch findings reveal. The Commissioner, Mr. Asu Okang, as reported by CrossRiverWatch in a report

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Some People Call To Abuse Me, Others To Praise Me – Mike Eraye, Cross River Environment Commissioner

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January 17, 2016

By CrossRiverWatch Admin Cross River’s Environment Commissioner, Engineer Mike Eraye says he has received several abusive calls from the citizenry as well as those praising his efforts to ensure the state remains clean and green. In a telephone chat with CrossRiverWatch, Eraye who has been out of the public eye since his appointment, says that

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Fire Guts NIPP Equipment In Utuhu

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January 17, 2016

By Ikwen Atuaka Equipment at the 2X132KVA line bay extension substation at Utuhu, Obanlikwu, which forms part of the infrastructure for the National Integrated Power Project (NIPP) have been gutted by fire, CrossRiverWatch can authoritatively report. The incident happened Friday night with locals who engage in bush burning to kill weeds as the planting season

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Cross River Government Begins Man Hunt For Ghost Workers In Education System

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January 17, 2016

By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River State Government through the State Universal Basic Education Board, SUBEB has commenced man hunt for ghost workers in the state educational system. Notice of the decision to purge the system of ghost workers was communicated through a press release signed by the Board’s Chairman, Dr. Stephen Odey and made

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Governor Ayade Lays Wreath As Armed Forces Remembrance Week Ends

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January 17, 2016

By Our Correspondent The 2016 Armed Forces Remembrance Week was yesterday rounded off with the laying of wreaths at the tomb of the unknown soldiers at the Millennium Park (Cenotaph), Calabar. The event which had earlier commenced with the launching of the Armed Forces Remembrance Emblem, Jumat Muslim service at Nigerian Army Barracks, Akim and

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Cross River Government Takes Lassa Fever Campaign To 1500 Rural Communities

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January 17, 2016

By Our Correspondent Cross River State Government says it has commenced sensitization campaign to educate and inform the public as part of measures to prevent the spread of Lassa fever in the state. The sensitization campaign will go round to at least 1,500 communities in all the eighteen local government areas of Cross River. Special

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Inculcating Democratic Values Among Youths In Cross River State BY EMMANUEL ETIM

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January 16, 2016

One of the key objectives of the Cross River State Youth Parliament and Democracy Club is inculcating democratic values among youths in the state. In this article, we will take a look at how we can achieve this objective which we believe will help in advancing democracy in the state. Research has shown that youth

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FICTIONAL REALITY: The Government Appointee BY OGAR MONDAY

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January 13, 2016

You have been made an SA to the Governor. What that means you hardly know and don’t even care, but you are sure it entails a monthly/weekly stipend, a house and a car from the Government House, and of course, other miscellaneous which should include a plethora of UNICAL and CRUTECH girls to quench your