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Cross River N40Billion Bond: Obla Heads For Court

by crossriverwatch admin There are indications that Cross River human rights lawyer and politician, Barrister Obono Obla will soon head to Court to challenge the decision of the Cross River State government to raise a 40Billion Naira Bond to recapitalize its debts. The Cross River State Bonds Development Law 2014 has generated a deluge of

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40 Billion Naira Bond: House Leadership Ambushed Us – Hon. John Gaul

by crossriverwatch admin Honorable John Gaul Lebo, member representing Abi State Constituency, in the Cross River State House of Assembly has disclosed to CrossRiverWatch in an interview that the 40 Billion Naira bond approved by the House was done without adequately informing members who are not in the leadership of the House. John Gaul said

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Cross River To Get Cassava Mill From FG’s N13bn Approval

by crossriverwatch admin Cross River State will house one of the 6 Cassava Mills that were approved by the Federal Executive Council yesterday in Abuja. The Council on Wednesday approved N13bn for the establishment of 10 rice mills and 6 cassava mills across the country. Akinwumi Adesina, Agriculture Minister, who disclosed this to state house

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Bakassi People Decry Cameroonian Border Raids – Aljazeera

by crossriverwatch admin Bakassi people living near border with Cameroon say they fled their region due to attacks by Cameroonian forces. It took Cameroon and Nigeria decades to settle their territorial dispute over the oil-rich Bakassi Peninsula. An agreement was reached in 2008, but it still has not brought security for the people who live

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NovaRosta To Launch First London Style Double-Decker Tour Bus In Calabar

by crossriverwatch admin One of Cross River’s foremost tours operating company, NovaRosta Ltd is to launch a 76 seater, London-style-double-decker tour bus in Calabar, considered the first of its kind in the West African region. Ahead of the launch in October, this year in Cross River’s capital city, Calabar, NovaRosta Ltd has begun identifying and

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UNICAL Graduates 105 Medical Laboratory Scientists

by crossriverwatch admin No fewer than 105 graduates of the medical laboratory science department of the University of Calabar have been inducted into the Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria today. The induction ceremony which held at the University International Conference Center drew attendees from all walks of life. Declaring the event open, the Vice

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Again, Torrential Rains Flood Calabar

by crossriverwatch admin Calabar, the Capital city of Cross River State experienced a heavy down pour today. The rain which lasted from the hour 7.00am to about 1.00pm and then from 3.00pm to about 5.00pm flooded some major streets in Calabar causing traffic grid in almost all the accessible streets of the city. CrossRiverWatch gathered

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Beneficiaries Emerge From Senator Ayade Direct Cash Top-Up Program

by crossriverwatch admin A statement from Dr. Steven Odey, Special Assistant to Senator Benedict Ayade, (PDP, Cross River North), today announced that disbursement to lucky beneficiaries of the Senator’s Direct Cash Top-Up Scheme begins from Friday 13th September, 2014. The statement announced the list of initial beneficiaries from Yala, Ogoja LGA as follows: List of

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