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Rep Slap Governor Imoke’s Chief of Staff as Empowerment Program Ends in Fracas

by crossriverwatch admin The initial pomp and pageantry that attended the empowerment program organized by Hon. Bassey Ewa, a member of the House of Representatives representing Abi/Yakurr Federal Constituency, for his constituents in Ugep, Yakurr Local Government turned to a fiasco when an argument between Hon. Ewa and the Chief of Staff to Governor Imoke,

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We Don’t Make Empty Promises – Imoke

by crossriverwatch admin Governor Liyel Imoke of Cross River State has expressed gratitude to his in-house team for bringing to fruition his dream of building a specialist hospital of international standard in Calabar. The Governor who made the remark after the ground breaking ceremony for the 105-bed hospital in Calabar also expressed hope that those

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C’River Deputy Gov’s Kinsmen Warn Kidnappers to Steer Clear of Their Land

by crossriverwatch admin Seven elders of the Creek Town Community on Thursday warned kidnappers who on the 11th of October 2013 invaded the village to kidnap the father of Mr. Efiok Cobham, the Cross River State Deputy Governor to steer clear of their community. The elders led by Chief Thomas Mkpang said the kidnappers who

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Uganda Favored to Make Obudu History

by crossriverwatch admin Ugandan mountain runners have thrown down the gauntlet for the rest of the world and African nations coming to Nigeria for the 9th Obudu International Mountain Race and the fifth African Mountain Running Championships holding at the Obudu Ranch Resort in Obudu, Cross River State on Saturday, November 23. The Ugandans, twice

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Court Convicts Fake INEC Staff in Cross River

by crossriverwatch admin A magistrate court in Calabar, Cross River State, has sentenced a 24 year old man, Obot Silas, to six months in jail with hard labor for parading himself as a staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). He was charged with operating a fraudulent employment syndicate and falsely presenting himself as

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Police Arrest Fake SSS Operative In Calabar

by crossriverwatch admin The Cross River State Police Command has arrested a 27 old man, Okon Ntiedo John who has been posing as a State Security Service operative and defrauding unsuspecting victims. Ntiedo is alleged to have defrauded unemployed youths from Akwa Ibom and Cross River state of sums amounting to over N3.5million Naira which

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Imoke Flags Off Construction of 105-Bed Calabar Specialist Hospital

by crossriverwatch admin Governor Liyel Imoke of Cross River State has flagged off the construction of a 105-bed Calabar Specialist Hospital which is billed for commissioning in March 2015. Located within Summit Hills, Imoke disclosed it is the realization of the state’s dream to provide first-class, world standard health care to Cross Riverians right across

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Cross River Communities Require N7b For Water And Sanitation

by crossriverwatch admin Cross River State Rural Water Sanitation Agency has projected that rural communities in the state will require additional N7 billion for water supply and sanitation in order to meet the 2015 deadline on Millennium Development Goals. General Manager of the agency, Mr. Patrick Emori said in Calabar during the presentation of two

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