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Cross River State NUJ Joins Mourning of 3 Journalists

by crossriverwatch admin Cross River State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists has joined her counterparts across the nation in the 7days mourning over the death of 3 journalists in a ghastly motor accident last Friday August 2, along Ilesa road in Osun state. The deceased were officials of NUJ from Oyo and Lagos

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Professor Ayade Distributes High Yield Rice Seedlings To Constituents

by crossriverwatch admin   Professor Ben Ayade, the Senator representing the Northern Senatorial District of Cross River State over the weekend kept to his promise to empower his constituents by supplying them high yielding rice seedlings for planting in the ongoing rice cultivation season. The Faro 44 high yield rice specie which was brought to

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Local Council Not Third Tier – Igini, Cross River REC

culled from Nation Cross River State Resident Electoral Commissioner Mike Igini spoke with MUSA ODOSHIMOKHE on the constitutional amendment and other issues in Lagos. What is your reaction to the single term controversy? For me, it is an interesting debate because the suggestion of a single term or two terms indicates that all the groups

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Kerosene Scarcity Hits Calabar, As Users Sleep at Filling Stations

by crossriverwatch admin Except urgent measures are taken by the government, lower and middle class citizens who use kerosene for domestic purposes in Calabar, the Cross River State capital may continue to sleep at the filling stations, CrossRiverWatch findings revealed. The commodity which is majorly used by ordinary people has become very scarce within Calabar

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The Fees We Charge Is Nothing Compared To What the Candidates Get When Elected – CROSIEC

by crossriverwatch admin Chief Patrick Otu is the Chairman of Cross River State Independent Electoral Commission (CROSIEC). The man whose commission has been dragged to Court by some aggrieved political parties over what they describe as a violation of the State electoral law with respect to the fees candidates for the forthcoming LG polls have

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First Gulf of Guinea Conference Will Transform The Region – Imoke

by crossriverwatch admin The First Gulf of Guinea Regional Maritime Awareness Capacity Conference in Calabar will not just transform the sub-zone but build stronger formation amongst member nations. Governor Liyel Imoke of Cross River State made the assertion at a state banquet in honor of participants of the conference, saying that Cross River being a

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Cross River to Build Eye Hospital

by crossriverwatch admin The Cross River State Executive Council yesterday ratified the approval for the construction of structures at the State’s new Institute for Technology and Management. The Council also ratified approval for the construction of a specialist Eye Hospital in Calabar. The state under the administration of Senator Liyel Imoke runs a free eye

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Imoke Seeks Regulation on Siting of Tank Farms

by crossriverwatch admin Cross River State Governor, Senator Liyel Imoke, has called on the National Assembly to put in place a proper legislation in the country to regulate the siting of petroleum tank farms in order to protect the environment and check pollution. Imoke who made the call when he received members of the House

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