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Cross River Information Commissioner Charges Corps Members To Be Self Reliant

by crossriverwatch admin Cross River State Commissioner for Information, Chief Akin Ricketts has charged the out-going Batch “B” Corps Members to be self reliant, and employers of labor by adding value to the society as they finish their service year. Ricketts gave the charge during the send forth ceremony organized by the Ministry in honor

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Polio Spread In Cameroon Boarder Community Frightens Cross River

by crossriverwatch admin The reported cases of wild polio virus in the Cameroon Boarder community close to Danare in Boki and Obanliku Local Government Area has made Cross River State to roll out its robust continuous immunization care to the citizens living in the area and other northern parts of the state. Reported cases of

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Imoke Eulogizes Sir Louis Owan Eno

by crossriverwatch admin Sir Loius Owan Eno was a principled, disciplined and upright man who impacted greatly on the lives of his children and Agbokim community. This was the declaration of Senator Liyel Imoke on Friday (today) at Agbokim in Etung Local Government Area where he made a condolence message during the final burial ceremony

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Dangote Truck Crushes Six Along Calabar Ikom Highway

by crossriverwatch admin Senator Liyel Imoke, the Cross River State governor on Friday morning had to pull over his convoy to behold the tragic scene in which a coffin maker and five other persons were crushed to death by a Dangote truck at Orira village, Biase LGA along the Calabar Ikom – Highway. The truck

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The Only Way Bakassi Can Be Brought Back Is If The Country Goes To War – Ita Giwa

by crossriverwatch admin You have been championing the cause of the Bakassi people; to what extent have you presented the plight of the displaced people before the conference? In the Committee on Environment, which I am the chairman, we talked about loss of natural resources and recommended compensation for the people of Bakassi. The mandate

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Police Smash Child Kidnapping Gang In Cross River

by crossriverwatch admin The police command in Cross River said on Wednesday that it had arrested seven persons comprising two women and five men, who specialised in child kidnapping and trafficking. The Assistant Commissioner of Police in-charge of Criminal Investigation in the command, Ganiyu Salami, said in Calabar that the command also rescued two children.

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Mimiko And His Inimical ‘Options’ On Bakassi By TATABONKO OROK EDEM

by crossriverwatch admin I write in response to a two-part series interview conducted by Tunde Akinola, of the Guardian Newspapers which was published in the Guardian Newspapers of June 2nd and 3rd, 2014, titled: “We have options on Bakassi irrespective of ICJ ruling”. See –http://www.ngrguardiannews.com/features/policy-a-politics/163927-we-have-options-on-bakassi-irrespective-of-icj-ruling/ The subject of the interview Mr. Mimiko, was introduced as

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Ndoma Egba Alerts On UN’s Plan To Cede More Nigerian Territory As Mark Warn Nigeria’s Neighbors

by crossriverwatch admin The Senate Leader, Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba who represents Cross River Central Senatorial District, on Thursday alerted the Senate on renewed moves by the UN Boundary Demarcation Committee to cede more territories of Nigeria to Cameroon. Speaking under Order 42 of the Senate Standing Rules, Ndoma-Egba told the Senate that border demarcation between

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