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Originally known as the South-Eastern State before being renamed in 1976, Cross River state formerly included the area that is now Akwa Ibom State, which became a distinct state in 1987. [ 4 ] Of the 36 states , Cross River is the nineteenth largest in area and 27th most populous with an estimated population of over 3.8 million as of 2016. [ 5 ]
The California Trail led to the gold fields. The California Trail was an emigrant trail of about 1,600 mi (2,600 km) across the western half of the North American continent from Missouri River towns to what is now the state of California.
The local administration as the state capital of Cross River, The centrally located naval base (Nigeria's navy is the strongest in West and Central Africa [23]), the harbour (see below), the airport (see below) and; the free trade zone. The state government of Cross River is trying to stimulate tourism in Calabar.
This is a list of administrators and governors of Cross River State, Nigeria, including leaders of South-Eastern State. South-Eastern State was formed on May 27, 1967 when Eastern Region was split into East-Central, Rivers and South-Eastern states. The state was renamed Cross River State in 1976.
1999 Cross River State gubernatorial election; 1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Cross River State; A. A343 highway (Nigeria) Afi Mountain Wildlife Sanctuary; B. Boki ...
The river was thus included in the district of Kentucky, which was then a part of Virginia. [citation needed] In January 1980, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Ohio v. Kentucky that the state line is the low-water mark of the Ohio River's north shore as of Kentucky's admission to the Union in 1792. [2]
The Oban hills, which take their name from the small town of Oban to the south, contain the largest area of unexploited lowland rain forest in Nigeria. [2] It is possible that at one time the region was home to more people, perhaps being depopulated due to its proximity to the slave trading center of Calabar, and that the forest may actually be fairly recent growth. [3]
Cross River is an American financial services organization [8] that provides technology infrastructure to fintech [9] and technology companies. [10] Based in Fort Lee, New Jersey , Cross River services its clients with embedded payments, [ 9 ] cards, lending, [ 11 ] [ 12 ] and cryptocurrency, [ 13 ] and is an FDIC member . [ 14 ]