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I Will Reshuffle My Cabinet Soon – Imoke

by crossriverwatch admin The long awaited Cross River cabinet reshuffle may soon happen as Cross River State Governor, Senator Liyel Imoke has said that though he does not want to cave to pressure from different quarters to reshuffle his cabinet, there will soon be changes in the state executive council to inject fresh blood into

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We’re Committed to Ceding Power to Cross River North – Ndoma Egba

by crossriverwatch admin Senate Leader, Chief Victor Ndoma-Egba, SAN, has reiterated the position of the Cross River State Government and the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, to cede the governorship candidate in the 2015 governorship election in the state to Cross River North. Senator Ndoma-Egba who spoke to CrossRiverWatch in Abuja recently noted that for the

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N20m Teachers Recruitment Contract – We Stand by Our Story – CrossRiverWatch

by crossriverwatch admin The editorial team of CrossRiverWatch have insisted that the details contained in the report published today that the Cross River state government has contracted an Indian firm, Educom to recruit teachers for the state in a deal that will cost the state twenty million Naira are correct and factual. The state government

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Cross River Denies Awarding Teachers Recruitment Contract to Indian Firm

by crossriverwatch admin Cross River State Government has described as a tissue of lies, a report by CrossRiverWatch that it has awarded a N20 million contract to Educom Solutions, an Indian firm, to recruit teachers for the state. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary and S.A. Media to Governor Liyel Imoke, Mr. Christian Ita

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Leader of Obudu Legislative Council Dead

by crossriverwatch admin The Leader of Obudu Legislative Council, Hon. Prince Ugah Andeshi died today in a Calabar Hospital following a protracted illness. Family sources told CrossRiverWatch that the council Leader has been managing high blood pressure for a couple of years now but took ill about a week ago and could not recover again.

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I Call on Churches to Merge Like Banks – Paramount Ruler of Bakassi

by crossriverwatch admin The Paramount Ruler of Bakassi, His Royal Majesty Etinyin Etim Edet, has appealed to churches in the country to merge like banks have done in their pursuit of spreading the gospel. The monarch made the appeal on Independence Day in Calabar at the unveiling of the 2013 Independence edition of the Rhapsody

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International Day of The Elderly: Cross River Rewards Senior Citizens

by crossriverwatch admin The 2013 International Day of the Elderly was marked in Calabar on Wednesday, October 2, with the presentation of awards to two senior citizens by the State Ministry of Social Welfare and Community Development. Chief Victor Effiom and Dr. Grace Effiong Edet, OON were given the Father and Mother of the Year

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Cross River Awards N20m Contract to Indians to Recruit Teachers For The State

by crossriverwatch admin Even as teachers in Cross River State are on indefinite strike, Professor Offiong Offiong, the state’s Commissioner for Education has secured approval to bring in a consortium of Indians to recruit 500 science and mathematics teachers into the state school system. The project, competent sources at the ministry told CrossRiverWatch is costing

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