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Cross River Online Journalists Condemn Recent Arrest Of Premium Times And Sahara Reporters Publishers

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February 12, 2017

By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Association of Cross River Online Journalists, ACROJ has condemned the recent arrest of publishers of Nigeria’s foremost investigative journalism portals, SaharaReporters and PremiumTimes by security agents. Omoyele Sowore Publisher of SaharaReporters and Dapo Olorunyomi were both arrested recently by security agents for doing their jobs. A statement from the association signed

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Cross River Assembly Is Ayade’s Rubber Stamp – APC

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February 12, 2017

By CrossRiverWatch Admin National Vice Chairman, South South, of the All Progressives Congress APC, Ntufam Hilliard Eta, Monday described Governor Ben Ayade’s frequent prolonged stay outside the country as an affront on the Cross River people stating that “the state legislature that should remind the governor of the relevant laws on such trips and caution

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Cross River Marks World Cancer Day With Free Screening For 140

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February 10, 2017

By CrossRiverWatch Admin February 4th every year is known on the Health calendar as World Cancer day. It is a day set aside to create awareness on the causes and treatments of both male and female cancer. The Cross River State Government in collaboration with the medical women association of Nigeria (MWAN) Cross River State

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Cross River New Cities Development Board Hold Inaugural Meeting

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February 10, 2017

By Ogar Monday The Chairman of the Cross River State New Cities Development Board, Mr. KJ Agba has revealed that Cross River State is a “goldmine” and that investors are falling over themselves to invest in the state, which is evident in the number of MOU’s the Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has signed. Agba also

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Calabar-Itu, Ikot Ekpene-Mbok-Ikom Road In Federal Government Priority List For 2017

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February 7, 2017

By CrossRiverWatch Admin Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, has said that highway projects have been prioritized in the 2017 budget to achieve maximum progress. Fashola told the Senate Committee on Works that highway projects are categorized into six (Priorities I-VI.), with the Calabar-Itu road in Priority 1 and the Ikot Ekpene-Mbok-Ikom

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Old Ogoja: A Province Gone Under The Bushel? BY NKRUMAH BANKONG-OBI

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February 7, 2017

By CrossRiverWatch Admin Political naming ceremonies are usually happy occasions. In the days of yore when the Nigerian military hierarchy created or ‘dashed’ those who lobbied most local government areas and states, such gestures brought the beneficiaries a sense of belonging despite the gapping national (in)cohesiveness. Nothing signposts the feeling of joy and the ecstasy

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You Have Provoked God – Olumba Tells Trump

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February 7, 2017

By CrossRiverWatch Admin The spiritual leader of Brotherhood of the Cross and Star, Olumba Olumba Obu, has said that by the tension Trumps young administration has created around the world, the President of the United States of America, Donald Trump, has provoked God and will soon earn the wrath of God. He said also that

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Lack of Coordination Threatens Cross River’s Cocoa Project

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February 7, 2017

By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River Government cocoa project is facing implementation challenges due to lack of coordination of activities by government officials, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. NAN recalls that Governor Ben Ayade announced last year that his administration would make Cross River a front line cocoa producing state in the country.