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Okpo Recordz Launch Fourth Album “Welcum 2 Bateba”

By Clement Oto-Obong Okpo Rekordz, a Calabar based record label has launched its fourth album, a twenty eight (28) tracks album titled “Welcome 2 Bateba” over the weekend at Jasper Night Club Calabar, the Cross River State capital. Speaking with CrossRiverWatch during the event, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the record label, Idongesit Eddy

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Ayade Test Runs Monorail, To Extend Facility To Airport

By Our Correspondent Following the successful installation of all the components of the first ultra-modern monorail in West Africa that spans the Calabar International Conference Center (CICC) to the Tinapa Business and Leisure Resort, Cross River state Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has disclosed his determination to extend the facility to the Margaret Ekpo International Airport,

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The Senseless-Ness Of Ayade’s Proposed University Of Agriculture BY PETER OGAR IKIBUNIM

There is this saying “jack of all trade, master of none.” This has been the case in Cross River state. The policy “direction less-ness” of the Cross River state government. The Cross River state educational sector has consistently been fundamentally misdirected, suffering mostly from misleads of our poorly considered educational policy especially in this present

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Oando Truck Rams Into Shoe Shop In Calabar

By Our Reporter Providence may just have been the only thing that prevented a huge fire disaster yesterday after a truck belonging to Oando Plc, fully loaded with Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, otherwise known as petrol crashed into a shoe shop at No. 31 Target Street, Calabar. The incident which happened around 7pm according to

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Yuletide Season: Revenue Agents On The Prowl In Obudu

By Ushang Ewa Revenue collection agents in Obudu local government area have stepped up their collection game as the Christmas celebration draws nearer findings by CrossRiverWatch reveal. The agents whom CrossRiverWatch gathered report to different authorities and bodies of government now go after defaulters with renewed vigor by deploying new strategies to ensure they go

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People Come From Lagos/Port Harcourt To Install Bill Boards In Calabar, Our People Lack The Capacity – CRISSA DG

By Archibong Jeremiah Stanley Nsemo-Livingstone, Director General, Cross River State Signage and Advertisement Agency (CRISSA) has disclosed that, “Virtually 80% of the bill boards in Cross River are not built by Cross Riverians, they are assembled in Cross River but not by Cross Riverians and people come from Lagos or Port Harcourt to install all

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Ban On Fireworks: Obudu CRO Meets Traders And Security Agencies

Atuaka/Linus Ogar By Ikwen The ban enforced on fireworks by the Inspector General of Police (IGP) during the yuletide will be enforced to the fullest in Obudu local government area says the Community Relations Officer (CRO) to the governor, Emmanuel Akwagiobe. Akwagiobe disclosed this in a meeting with the traders union and relevant government authorities

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CRUTECH Don Organizes Free Medical Checkup, Counselling For Students

By Inyali Peter A lecturer in the Department of Computer Science in Cross River University of Technology (CRUTECH) Mr. Otiko Tony Monday, has organized free medical check up and counselling for students of the institution. The medical outreach which held at the main campus of the institution on Monday, November 30 2015 saw students of

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