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Cross River, Headlines, State News
Friday, March 3rd, 2017
Mudiaga Affe, CalabarThe Cross River State Governor, Prof. Ben Ayade, on Thursday celebrated his 49th birthday Mudiaga Affe, CalabarThe Cross River State Governor, Prof. Ben Ayade, on Thursday celebrated his 49th birthday with Bakassi refugees amidst fanfare. The event was in fulfilment to celebrate his birthday with the internally displace persons at Ikpa-Nkaya, Akwa-Ikot-Eyo-Edem in […]
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Cross River, Headlines, State News
Wednesday, March 1st, 2017
Cross River State Governor, Prof. Ben Ayade has flagged off the construction of 5,000 housing units for the displaced people of Bakassi. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary and Senior Special Assistant on Media, Mr. Christian Ita, said the governor performed the groundbreaking for the construction of 5,000 housing units on Saturday. It was […]
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CBN (Central Bank of Nigeria), Cross River, Headlines, State News
Friday, March 11th, 2016
Mudiaga Affe, Calabar Eighteen persons have been injured, while two others are on critical condition, after a gas cylinder exploded in the Central Bank of Nigeria’s office in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. The explosion, which happened at about 11am on Friday, shattered the CBN banking hall and caused traffic jam on roads around […]
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Cross River, Headlines, State News
Monday, February 8th, 2016
A Chinese worker, identified as Njaga Chang, has cut off one of the right fingers of his Nigerian colleague at the Xin Xin Quarry in Akamkpa Local Government Area of Cross River State. The 23-year-old Nigerian victim, Nsikak Tommy, was said to have incurred the wrath of the Chinese for failing to quickly turn on […]
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Armed Forces, Cross River, Headlines, Navy, State News
Sunday, January 24th, 2016
The Eastern Naval Command of the Nigerian Navy, Calabar has repatriated 24 illegal immigrants from Gabon to their country. The immigrants were among the 41 foreigners on board intercepted at Shore line jetty in Calabar last Thursday by men of the Navy that were on routine sea patrol. Besides, other people on board the […]
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Africa & World Politics, Cross River, Headlines, State News
Saturday, January 2nd, 2016
More than 750 foreigners from eight west African countries, stranded in the southeastern Nigerian port of Calabar since Christmas after their ferry broke down, left by road Saturday, a statement said. The 758 people were onboard a ship making stopovers along the coast of west Africa “when their passenger vessel… made an emergency berthing” after […]
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Cross River, Headlines, State News
Wednesday, December 30th, 2015
See stunning photos from the largest street party in Africa, Calabar Carnivalwhich is ongoingin Cross River State. Cross River State Governor, Ben Ayade [2nd right] Cutting a tape to declare the 2015 twelve Kilometre walk Carnival Calabar Open with him are his Wife [right] Sen Florence Ita Giwa [2nd left] and Dr Frank Ayade [left] […]
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Cross River, Headlines, State News
Monday, December 28th, 2015
Cross Rivers State Governor, Ben Ayade on Sunday joined a host of other bikers during the Calabar’s bikers carnival, see photos wp_posts
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Cross River, Headlines, State News
Sunday, December 6th, 2015
Following the successful installation of all components of the first ultra-modern monorail in West Africa that spans Calabar International Conference Centre (CICC) to the Tinapa Business and Leisure Resort, Cross River Governor, Prof. Ben Ayade has disclosed his determination to extend the facility to the Margaret Ekpo International Airport. Ayade, who made the disclosure shortly […]
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Articles, Columnists, Cross River, Lloyd Ukwu, NNP Columnists, State News
Sunday, October 4th, 2015
By Lloyd Ukwu | Port-Harcourt, Nigeria | Oct. 4, 2015 – As of 2007, the quality of education in Cross River State was awful; academic standards were dishearteningly low. Following years of neglect, academic standards and educational facilities deteriorated to a disconcerting level. And the state joined the “infamous league of educationally backward states”. This […]