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FIFA Badged Unical Lecturer Picked To Officiate AFCON 2025 Qualifier

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FIFA Badged Unical Lecturer Picked To Officiate AFCON 2025 Qualifier

FIFA badged referee and University of Calabar, Cross River State lecturer, Joseph Odey Ogabor, will this Friday, October 11, 2024, at the 60,000 capacity Hammadi Agrebi Olympic Stadium, Tunisia, officiate the Tunisia versus Comoros AFCON ’25 football qualification match. This will be Ogabor’s eight FIFA refereeing assignment, following his recent impeccable job as the centre…

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Man Gets Life Imprisonment For Rape In Cross River

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Man Gets Life Imprisonment For Rape In Cross River

A family court in Cross River State, presided over by the Honourable Justice Blessing Egwu of Family Court II Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria, has sentenced one 48 year old man, Ita Okon, to life imprisonment for raping an 8-year old girl in Calabar. Okon, in addition to the life sentence, by the court, was…

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Ashang, Former C’River AG, Dies In Abuja

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Ashang, Former C’River AG, Dies In Abuja

Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, and former Attorney General of Cross River State, Tanko Ashang, family sources in Abuja confirmed, died in Abuja, Tuesday morning, October 8, 2024, as he readied himself for work. It was not medically clear, at press time, what may have caused his death, but friends, associates and admirers of the…

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Otu Intercedes, Fees For Chairmanship & Councillorship Aspirants In LG Elections Reviewed

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While the Cross River State Independent Electoral Commission, CROSIEC, had announced that chairman and councillorship aspirants in this month’s local government elections will have to part with N5 million and N1 million respectively, for forms as stipulated in the amended State Independent Electoral Commission, CROSIEC law, state governor, Bassey Edet Otu, has made a formal…

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Gov. Otu Swears In 27 New Permanent Secretaries

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Gov. Otu Swears In 27 New Permanent Secretaries

27 new permanent secretaries, have been sworn in by Cross River State governor, Bassey Otu, into the state civil service, emphasizing the need for heightened efficiency and productivity in the public sector. Addressing the new permanent secretaries, Otu stated that, “It is truly commendable to witness a greater representation of women in the role of…

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LG Elections: Eyong Sunday Makes Case For His Aspiration!

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LG Elections: Eyong Sunday Makes Case For His Aspiration!

My Fellow Great Yakurr People, My name is Eyong Sunday Sunday, a native of the Egbizium unit in Ikpakapit Council Ward, Ugep Urban, Yakurr LGA of Cross River State. I hold a B.Sc. in Mathematics and Statistics from the University of Calabar Nigeria, alongside a professional certification as an Onshore/Offshore Health, Safety, and Environmental Officer…

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