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“CR’s Tourism Levy Does Not Tax Tourism Operators” – Wilfred Usani

July 23, 2014 Admin No Comments

Special Adviser to the Cross River State governor on Tourism Development, Wilfred Usani is insisting that the tourism development levy charged by the Cross River State Government “is not another form of taxation on the tourism operators in the state”, rather he maintains that “it is a consumption tax on the tourist” from the expenditure…

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Ewa, Ettah And The Latest Violence In Yakurr

July 22, 2014 Admin 3 Comments

As 2015 looms large and politicians starts wheeling, dealing and manoeuvring to position themselves to gain advantage over one another, the spectre of violence has been fast to rear its ugly head in Ugep, Yakurr Local Government Area of Cross River State. Several days ago, offensive weapons were effortlessly displayed and employed in the bloody…

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EDITORIAL: Now That ACROJ Is Here

July 22, 2014July 22, 2014 Admin 1 Comment

With Certificate of Incorporation number CAC/IT/NO 70863, the Registrar General of Nigeria’s Corporate Affairs Commission, Bello Mahmud, certified that, Agba Jalingo Justin, Iwara Usani Iwara, Hope Obeten John, Jeremiah Archibong Ojanga and Emmanuel Unah, can duly discharge their functions as appointed trustees of the Association of Cross River Online Journalists, ACROJ from July 10, 2014,…

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I-n-c-r-e-d-i-b-l-e: Rovers Players And Crew Trek To League Match

July 21, 2014 Admin No Comments

One goal was what the John Okon Ene tutored Unicem Rovers could manage to score in the 89th minute of the game to beat visiting ABS FC of Kwara in a Pro-league match played at the Abraham Ordia stadium, University of Calabar, this past Saturday. Unknown to many spectators and even the visiting team however…

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Truck Kills Two In Ugep (viewer discretion is advised)

July 20, 2014July 20, 2014 Admin No Comments

By Obeten Effiom On the very busy Calabar/Ikom Highway, tragedy struck last Friday, near the Ugep Divisional Office of the Cross River State Fire Service as a lorry, commuting to Calabar, ran into a motorbike, killing the rider on the spot and leaving the female occupant of the bike in bad shape. The accident which…

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Firm Arrives CR With 10,000 Jobs

July 18, 2014July 18, 2014 Admin No Comments

Owners of Okipp Limited, a subsidiary of the Negris Group, have through their President, Musa Ojeifo, revealed that in the next couple of months, the company will generate more than 10, 000 jobs in Cross River State as part of her commitment to ensuring that the state enjoys maximal benefits from the natural resources she…

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