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Economic Potentials Of The Ayade Agricultural and Industrial Revolution: (Part 2) BY EMMANUEL ETIM

This is the second of a five part treatise seeking to highlight the enormous potentials and impact of the ongoing revolution in Agriculture and Industrialization by the Benedict Ayade administration in Cross River State. In the first part, we were able to put in perspective the gains expected to accrue to the state in terms

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Dr. Mathew Ojong Achigbe, Where Art Thou? BY VICTOR NDOMA-EGBA

Your call to me at 11.05 pm on Friday 16 November, 2018 was my last call that day. You said you were in Onitsha for the meeting of your Order, Knights of St. Mulumba of which you were Grand Knight and that you were leaving for Obubra the next day for a meeting you had

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Communal War: Open Letter To Abi State Constituency BY JOHN GAUL LEBO

1. Dear constituents, let us have an end to communal hostilities among the communities of The Bahumuno Nation in Abi local government. 2. The Bahumuno Nation in Abi local government are a peculiar and unique hospitable and hugely industrious people around the world. 3. Their contribution to state and national development cannot be under estimated.

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10 Things To Do During Your Youth Service Year BY MARY UMANI

The National Youth Service Scheme is a dream for the thousands of graduating students in tertiary institutions in Nigeria. It was designed for many reasons including fostering national unit and cohesion, entrenching patriotism as well as providing a platform for the youth corps members to have job experience. Recently, there have been concerns that the

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Dele Giwa: So, Yesterday Was October 19! BY NANDI BETTE

As the decades roll by Memories tend to fade away Yesterday was October 19 Yet no newspaper headlines Recalled the terrorist event But, Deep down their hearts In the cozy opulence Of their “fortified” abodes Their consciences prick As the BOMB MEN Tin gods of yesteryears Await judgment day On 19 October, 32 years ago

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APC And PDP: Two Sides Of the Same Coin BY INYALI PETER

There was echo of joy and sigh of relief when fringe opposition parties in Nigeria came together to form a major opposition party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2013. To many Nigerians, the formation of APC was the beginning of the birth of a new Nigeria State where equal opportunities would hod sway, dreams

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Cervical Cancer And The African Woman BY ELIJAH UGANI

Introduction Cervical cancer is a type of cancer that begins in the uterine cervix, the lower end of the uterus that contacts the upper Vagina. Cervical cancer occurs in almost 13,000 women each year in the United States, leading to about 4,100 deaths. Since 1980, the incidence of cervical cancer has declined by 49 percent.

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Ayade’s 2019 Ticket As Reward For More Work BY LINUS OBOGO

If the submission of American author, Jonas Salk that the reward for work well done is the opportunity to do more holds true, then, Cross River State governor, Professor Ben may have to buckle down as the outcome of the September 30, 2018, Cross River State governorship primary has imposed on him another huge burden

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