Tag: Cross River State
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Ex-presidential aide urges NASS to revisit controversial Green Tree Agreement between Cross River, Cameroon
Wevole Ezin, Calabar Ex-Presidential Aide, Obol Okoi Obono-Obla has urged the National Assembly (NASS) to take advantage of renewed attention to controversial Green Tree Agreement, ceding some part of Cross River State to Republic of Cameroon. Recall that the administration of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Cameroon had laid claims to Danare and Biajua communities of…
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Gov Bassey decries deplorable state of office
Moved by the deplorable state of the Governor’s Office, the Cross River State Governor, Sen. Prince Bassey Otu, has disclosed his resolve to immediately renovate the complex and turn it into a 21st Century smart office.
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Buhari Commissions 1.2km Ikom Bridge in Cross River
By Wevole Ezin President Muhammadu Buhari has Commissioned 1.2km newly constructed Ikom Bridge to boost economic activities in Cross River state. The new bridge which is located on a major South- North arterial highway was commissioned on Tuesday by the President Buhari via zoom at Ikom local government area of the state. Describing the bridge…
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C’River Tribunal Chairman tasks lawyers, others on self conduct as sittings begin
Wevole Ezin, Calabar Justice Oken Inneh, Chairman of the panel for the Gubernatorial Election Petition Tribunal in Cross River, has warned legal practitioners and journalists at the tribunal to conduct themselves as sittings begins. Inneh gave the warning in Calabar on Tuesday at the inaugural sitting of the Cross River Gubernatorial Election Petition Tribunal. The…
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Prevalence of malaria in Cross River, higher than National – Breakthrough Action Nigeria
Wevole Ezin, Calabar Breakthrough Action Nigeria, has said recent research shows prevalence of malaria in Cross River is higher than the national. Senior Programme Officer of the organisation, Dr Olusola Adeoye disclosed this Monday in Calabar during a media parley in collaboration with the Cross River State Ministry of Health in preparation for a state…
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BREAKING: Nigeria’s longest-serving monarch is dead
The paramount traditional ruler of Obudu Local Government Area (LGA) in Cross River, His Royal Majesty, Joseph Davies-Agba, said to be the longest-serving monarch in Nigeria, is dead.
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APC suspends Cross River Commissioner
The All Progressives Congress (APC) executive in Ward 8, Calabar Municipality, Cross River, has suspended Mr Ekpenyong Iso, the state Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, for alleged anti-party activities and misappropriation of funds.
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Street sweepers protest in Cross River over unpaid stipends
Women employed as street sweepers in Calabar Municipality and Calabar South Local Government Areas of Cross River on Tuesday protested over the non payment of their stipends for about four months.
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Illegal mining: C’River risks landslide soon – NGO
By Wevole Ezin A non-governmental organization, Peace Point Development Foundation (PPDF), has frowned at the increasing levels of illegal mining taking place in Cross River State, expressing fears that if not checked it may lead to landslide disaster. The State PPDF Coordinator , Mr. Umo Isua-Ikoh, disclosed this at a one-day town hall meeting in…
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Delay in Waya’s burial embarrassing to NASS-CRS lawmakers
Wevole Ezin The Federal Government has been called upon to speedily take over the burial obsequies of former Senate President, Senator Joseph Wayas, inorder to a avoid further embarrassment it delay had caused the National Assembly. This followed a motion of urgent public interest jointly sponsored by the Senators representing the three senatorial districts of…