Category: Cross River News

COVID-19: C/River Assembly Calls For Suspension Of 2020 Calabar Carnival

November 19, 2020 Admin No Comments

By George Orok Jnr. The Cross River House of Assembly has called on the state government to suspend the organisation of the 2020 Calabar festival due to the COVID-19 pandemic and insecurity. Peter Odey, Leader of the Assembly and member representing Ogoja State Constituency, who moved the motion during plenary on Thursday in Calabar. Odey…

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“Common Sense Averted Gov. Ayade vs Calabar Monarch Imminent Feud” – Palace Sources

November 11, 2020 Admin 1 Comment

We have been reliably informed that only common sense averted what would have degenerated into a frenzied stand-off between Cross River State governor, Ben Ayade, and the The Obong of Calabar, His Eminence Edidem Ekpo Okon Abasi Otu V, after the monarch, embittered by the Ayade administration’s slow response to the series of events that…

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Gov. Ayade Budgets N222.7bn For 2021, Calls It “Budget Of Bliss & Blush”

November 5, 2020 Admin 2 Comments

Cross River State governor, Ben Ayade, plans to spend N277,708,000 (Two Hundred and Seventy Seven Billion, Seven Hundred and Eight million Naira as contained in the 2021 budget estimates just presented to the House of Assembly in the state. The budget presented is a slight deviation from recent budgets estimates, often higher than visibly achievable…

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BASSEY NDEM: “The Sad Events Of 23rd & 24th October In Calabar Have Left Any True Citizen Of CRS In Shock…”

November 4, 2020 Admin 1 Comment

The sad events of 23rd and 24th October 2020 have left any true citizen of cross river state in utter shock and despair. What started as a commendable EndSARS protest that showed the finest spirit of Nigerian youth and what this country can be, was hijacked by agents of darkness and twisted into an unprecedented…

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As WAEC Relocates CR Office To Akwa Ibom State, Ayade Reacts Swiftly

November 3, 2020 Admin No Comments

In what is a direct fallout from the recent violent destruction of government and private property, the West African Examinations Council, WAEC, has in a press statement currently in circulation, announced the relocation of its office and services in Calabar, Cross River State to neighbouring Akwa Ibom State, citing the “…vandalization, looting and burning down…

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Angry Pensioners Block Highway, Chase Govt Official In Calabar … WATCH VIDEO!

November 2, 2020 Admin No Comments

Angry pensioners have in the last one hour blocked the Murtala Mohammed highway in Calabar as scores of them are presently sitting on plastic chairs, covering the two laned-road, leading into and out of the city. An on the spot assessment carried out by www.calitown.com further revealed that the pensioners are frustrated at consistent failures…

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