ASST. COMMISSIONER OF POLICE AXED TO DEATH IN CALABAR
BY Archibong Jeremiah & Patrick Obia Our newsroom has confirmed the identity of the Assistant Commissioner (ACP) of Police axed …
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STRIKE: CONSULTATION ONGOING SAYS ASUU PRESIDENT
BY Grace Edema The President, Academic Staff Union of Universities, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, has said consultation is ongoing as regards …
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SEX WORKER SELLS 4 MONTHS OLD BABY FOR N300K
The Katsina State Police Command has arrested a 25-year-old sex worker. Zainab Adamu, for allegedly selling her four months old …
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EKPENYONG FOUNDATION SET TO SPONSOR C’RIVER BUSINESSES FOR AGRIC INVESTMENT SCHEME
The Asuquo Ekpenyong Foundation has engaged the services of Moure Consult Limited, a CBN approved Entrepreneurhip Development Institute, to sponsor …
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FIRST FEMALE VICE CHANCELLOR TAKES OVER LEADERSHIP IN UNICAL
BY Eba Alobo History was made today as the University of Calabar inaugurated her first Female Vice Chancellor, Professor Florence …
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BORNO KILLINGS: MOTION TO SUMMON PRE. BUHARI DIVIDES REPS
BY Leke Baiyewu Plenary at the House of Representatives turned rowdy on Tuesday as members were sharply divided over a …
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MORE BLACKOUT AS 11 POWER PLANTS ARE IDLE DUE TO EXPIRED INSURANCE COVER
BY Femi Asu Eleven of the nation’s 27 power plants did not generate any megawatts of electricity on Monday as …
Read More MORE BLACKOUT AS 11 POWER PLANTS ARE IDLE DUE TO EXPIRED INSURANCE COVER
BY Femi Asu Eleven of the nation’s 27 power plants did not generate any megawatts of electricity on Monday as …
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EACH CORPS MEMBER TO GET N2m FOR AGRICULTURE- NSPRI
BY Tunde Oyekola The Federal Government has said that it will empower members of the National Youth Service Corps that …
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UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN SENATE ELECTS NEW VC
BY Olufemi Olaniyi The Senate of the University of Ibadan has elected Prof. Adebola Babatunde Ekanola the new Acting Vice-Chancellor …
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BORNO KILLINGS: WE ARE LOSING OUR COUNTRY, LAMENTS DUKE
BY Kayode Oyero Former Governor of Cross River State, Donald Duke, has attributed the failure of the military in the …
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BLACKOUT AS NATIONAL POWER GRID COLLAPSES
BY Femi Asu The nation’s power grid has collapsed again, plunging parts of the country into a total blackout for …
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POLICE ARREST SUSPECTS, AS EXPLOSIVES ROCK WIKE FATHER’S CHURCH
BY Sampson Itode The police in Rivers State have arrested three suspects who allegedly detonated explosives at a Pentecostal church, …
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$7m TINAPA RESORT DEBT: ECOWAS COURT TO HEAR SUIT AGAINST C’RIVER
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Monday, November 30, 2020 has been set by ECOWAS Court of Justice to hear suit no. ECW/CCJ/APP/14/19 …
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MINISTER OF STATE FOR HEALTH UNVEILS REVAMPED GENERAL HOSPITAL EDIFICE IN CALABAR
The administration of Governor Ben Ayade is committed to the achievement of Universal Health Coverage for her citizens. Presently all …
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ASUU AGREES TO SUSPEND STRIKE, TO RECEIVE N70b
BY Adelani Adepegba The Academic Staff Union of Universities has agreed to call of its eight-month strike which has grounded …
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EKONDO BANK MANAGER BAGS JAIL TERM FOR STEALING N27m
Justice Adie A. Onyebueke of the Cross River State High Court, Akamkpa, has sentenced one Augustine Effiong Bassey to five …
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MINISTER INTERVENES IN YOUTH COUNCIL CRISIS TO RESTORE PEACE
BY Friday Olokor After many years of internal crisis, the Federal Government has finally intervened and returned peace to the …
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SUPREME COURT DISMISSES SHELL’S APPLICATION TO REVIEW OGONI N17bn JUDGEMENT
BY Ade Adesomoju The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed an application by an oil giant, Shell Petroleum Development Company, requesting …
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DEPUTY GOVERNOR INAUGURATES LOCAL GOVT HIV/AIDS &STIs CONTROL PROGRAMME (LASCP) IN C’RIVER
The Deputy Governor, Professor Ivara Esu says Cross River State has become the first in the country to constitute, inaugurate …
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STRIKE: OVER 3,000 STUDENTS OF C’RIVER COLLEGE OF HEALTH TECH SET TO PROTEST IN CALABAR
The Student Union Government of the Cross River College of Health Technology has concluded plans to lead a massive protest …
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INTERPOL NABS THREE NIGERIANS WHO ALLEGEDLY SCAMMED COMPANIES IN 150 COUNTRIES
BY Adelani Adepegba The International Police Organisation has apprehended three Nigerians for alleged involvement in a cyber scam targeting governments …
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PENSIONERS ACCUSES C’RIVER GOVT OF INSENSITIVITY, LAMENT OVER UNPAID GRATUITY
By Maxwell Effiong The Association of Cross River State Local Government Pensioners, ACRSLGP, has accused the State Government of insensitivity …
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TETFUND PROJECTS: HON. EGBONA LEAD REPS COMMITTEE ON A TOUR IN C’RIVER TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS
BY Ifere Paul Doctor Alex Egbona, Member Representing Abi/Yakurr Federal Constituency was in the State for a tour/oversight function of …
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TAX APPEAL TRIBUNAL ORDERS UNION BANK TO PAY CRIRS N5.6m
The Cross River Internal Revenue Service (CRIRS) has won a landmark case instituted against it by Union Bank Plc before …
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C’RIVER/EBONYI CRISIS: POLICE RESCUE 13-YEAR-OLD GIRL
By CrossRiverWatch The Cross River State Police Command has rescued a 13 year-old girl, Miss Precious Nwoji who strayed during …
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SENATE APPROVES PRE. BUHARI’S N148bn REFUND TO C’RIVER, ONDO, THREE OTHERS
BY Sunday Aborisade The Senate on Tuesday approved the request of President Muhammadu Buhari seeking a refund of N148,141,969,161.24 to …
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ONDO DEPUTY SPEAKER IMPEACHED
The crisis rocking the Ondo State House of Assembly still lingers as the embattled Deputy Speaker, Mr Iroju Ogundeji, has …
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19-YEAR-OLD, FRIEND NABBED FOR SETTING EX-LOVER’S HOUSE, GIRLFRIEND ABLAZE
BY Oluwatosin Omojuyigbe Nineteen-year-old Jemila Ibrahim and her friend, Fatima Mohammed, have been arrested by the personnel of the Lagos …
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SALARY STRUCTURE: C’RIVER COLLEGE OF HEALTH TECH WORKERS BEGIN STRIKE
BY Ada Wodu Workers at the Cross River College of Health Technology on Monday began a one-week warning strike following …
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PETROL HIKE: LABOUR LEADERS WALK OUT OF MEETING WITH FG
By Frank Ikpefan Labour leaders on Sunday night walked out of its scheduled meeting with the Federal Government. The meeting …
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POLICE RESCUE KIDNAPPED VICTIMS IN CALABAR, ARREST 3 SUSPECTS
The Cross River Police Command has rescued a kidnapped victim, Emmanuel Akpan-Udo, while three suspects connected with his kidnap were …
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TEACHER RAPES 13-YEAR-OLD GIRL TO DEATH IN BAYELSA
BY Simon Utebor A 30-year-old teacher, Promise Sylvanus Ogun, of Government Secondary School, Toroegbeni, in Sagbama Local Government Area of …
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LEKKI SHOOTINGS: CCTV REVEALS SOLDIERS ARRIVED IN SEVEN TRUCKS
BY Oladimeji Ramon The Lagos State Judicial Panel of Judicial Inquiry probing the alleged killing of #EndSARS protesters by soldiers …
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NIGERIA ENTERS SECOND RECESSION IN FIVE YEARS AS ECONOMY SHRINKS AGAIN
The Nigerian economy has slipped into its second recession in five years after the gross domestic product contracted the second …
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CALABAR: FORMER DEP. GOV. CANDIDATE CONDEMNS ARSON, PLEDGE SUPPORT IN REBUILDING PROCESS
By Patrick Obia Former Deputy Governorship candidate in the 2019 Cross River State Gubernatorial election under Social Democratic Party (SDP), …
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