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FIRST LADY’S RETREAT:THRILLS AND FRILLS

FIRST LADY’S RETREAT:THRILLS AND FRILLS

What would make the number one woman in the Federal Republic of Nigeri...

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UNAIDS to Partner Gov’s Wife on HIV/AIDS, Women

UNAIDS to Partner Gov’s Wife on HIV/AIDS, Women

Officials of the Joint United Nations Program on HIV/ AIDS (UNAIDS) we...

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Workshop: Child’s Rights Enforcement Re-Echoed

Workshop: Child’s Rights Enforcement Re-Echoed

A one-day workshop organized by the Cross River State Judiciary in col...

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Mrs. Imoke receives Nollywood Actress

Mrs. Imoke receives Nollywood Actress

Mrs. Obioma Liyel-Imoke, Wife of the Governor, has described the state...

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As UN Volunteers Tour Projects

As UN Volunteers Tour Projects

A tour of Mrs. Obioma Liyel Imoke’s projects was undertaken by twenty ...

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PRESS RELEASE

The Chairman of Biase Local Government Area, Dr. Emil Inyang has said that the effective development of Cross River State is dependent on the level of...

PDP Chairman Satisfied With Governorship Campaign

The Cross River State Chairman of PDP, Ntufam Ekpo Okon has said he is satisfied with the outcome of the statewide campaign embarked by the party for ...

Obubra Council Holds Workshop on HIV/AIDs

In a bid to educate the people of Obubra on the menace of HIV and AIDs, the Council Chairman Rev. Chris Obase has organized an informative workshop ...

ICT Organises TV Audition Show

The Department of Information Communication Technology has partnered with the Government of Cross River State in organizing a TV show Auditorium for...

Health Ministry Orders Closure of Fake Clinic in Akpabuyo

The State Ministry of Health has ordered the immediate closure of one ‘Dr. Uzoma Clinic in Ikot Ene, Akpabuyo Local Government Area.The State Director...

Bakassi, Legitimate Local Government In Cross River – Imoke

Bakassi Local Government Area has been described as one of the 18 Local Government Areas of Cross River State established by law. According to the St...

State Acting Governor, Hon Larry Odey Inaugurates State Task Team on Immunization

The State Acting Governor, Rt. Hon Larry Odey has charged the Chairman and members of the State Task Team on immunization to maintain the State’s stan...

ASCSN Ministry of Information And Orientation Unit Innuagurated

The Unit Executive of the Association of Senior Staff Union of Nigeria, ASCSN Ministry of Information and Orientation Calabar was inaugurated yesterda...

A Befiting Palace For Obong, Agrieved Efuts For Reconciliation.

The PDP flag bearer in the February 25, gubernatorial election in Cross River State, Senator Liyel Imoke, has promised the Efik Kingdom a befitting pa...


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CALABAR:THE MAKING OF A MEGA CITY

CALABAR:THE MAKING OF A MEGA CITY

  The Transformation Agenda of the Imoke - led administration has continued inexorably to push the Ancient City of Calabar to a Mega City status in the near future, Giant Strides’ Editor Emma Akpong reports that a multi-sectora...

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We have a Systematic and Organized Development Master Plan – Comm. for Lands

We have a Systematic and Organized Development Master Plan – Comm. for Lands

State Commissioner for Lands and Housing, Engr. Bassey Oqua has said that the Calabar, nay, Cross River State development plan is not an amorphous venture. “It is a systematic and organized Urban development programme that will ...

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APRIL 2011 POLLS AGAIN, PDP SWEEPS CROSS RIVER OPPOSITION MAKES MARGINAL INROADS

APRIL 2011 POLLS AGAIN, PDP SWEEPS CROSS RIVER OPPOSITION MAKES MARGINAL INROADS

The much anticipated April 2011 General Elections have come and gone registering remarkable successesin its conduct and execution. In spite of the logistic hiccups that led to the postponement of the National Assembly Elections sc...

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DESTINATION CROSS RIVER – IMOKE’S UNIQUE PACKAGE FOR CRS

DESTINATION CROSS RIVER – IMOKE’S UNIQUE PACKAGE FOR CRS

Against the backdrop of the phenomenal socio-cultural and economic development that has taken place in Cross River State since a visionary and committed young political leadership took the reins of government in 1999, Giant ...

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PRESIDENTIAL RETREAT WILL REPOSITION OBUDU RANCH - IMOKE

PRESIDENTIAL RETREAT WILL REPOSITION OBUDU RANCH - IMOKE

The recent 7 day retreat undertaken by President Goodluck Jonathan at the Obudu Ranch Resort has been described as a great marketing strategy to open its potentials to the world as well as reposition the Resort for greater patrona...

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JONATHAN’S VICTORY IS A GOOD OMEN FOR NIGERIA

JONATHAN’S VICTORY IS A GOOD OMEN FOR NIGERIA

The victory of President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan at the recently concluded Presidential elections, has been described as a good ‘Omen’ and a step towards the actualization of the democratization process in Nigeria.The Minister of ...

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CR PDP CONDEMNS SPATE OF ELECTORAL VIOLENCE

CR PDP CONDEMNS SPATE OF ELECTORAL VIOLENCE

The Deputy Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Cross River State Chief Peter Ojie has condemned in strong terms the recent post Presidential Election violence in some parts of the country which claimed the lives and so...

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CHIEF OKOM CARPETS KILLING OF CORPS MEMBERS

CHIEF OKOM CARPETS KILLING OF CORPS MEMBERS

The National Chairman of the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) Governing Board and the Ada Bekwarra, Chief Linus Okom, has condemned in its entirety the recent post election violence that engulfed sections of the country after ...

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INEC LAUDED FOR FREE AND FAIR PRESIDENTIAL POLLS

INEC LAUDED FOR FREE AND FAIR PRESIDENTIAL POLLS

Foreign observers and prominent Nigerians alike applauded the present management of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) under the leadership of Professor Attahiru Jega and his able lieutenants, and also lauded the...

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DOPT’S VALUE TO CALABAR METROPOLITAN TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT

The Department of Public Transportation aka DOPT is one of the initiat...

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The April 2011 General Elections

The fourth in the transition programme since the Military vacated powe...

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ANOTHER SEASON OF FUN

 ANOTHER SEASON OF FUN

Yet again another edition of “Giant Strides”.  This edition is coming ...

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UNCOMMON TRANSFORMATION

UNCOMMON TRANSFORMATION

Another edition of “Giant Strides” is here. I thank you as you grab a ...

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Congratulations Cross Riverians

Congratulations Cross Riverians

Welcome to another edition of “Giant Strides”.  Thank you for all...

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BORN TO SERVE

BORN  TO  SERVE

SIR BRIAN EKPONG: By: Emma AkpongAt 69 this year, Sir Brian Odamu Ek...

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LEO AGGREY –THE ACCOMPLISHED PUBLIC SERVANT

LEO AGGREY –THE ACCOMPLISHED PUBLIC SERVANT

 Perhaps if Leo Etu Aggrey was born about two decades ahead of his a...

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Tom Ogar the Silent Revolutionary

Tom Ogar the Silent Revolutionary

In June 2007, at barely 40 years of age Dr. Thomas Eneji Ogar became a...

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