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When Silence Becomes Complicity BY EMMANUEL AWHAN

Some of us have maintained stoic dignified silence in the affairs of our dear political party (PDP) in Cross River State over a period of time now. Many issues have crept up within the party at the state and national levels that demanded sane advice indicating leadership and direction but there has been a long

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Ogoja, The Proposed Capital Of Ogoja State… BY AGBA JALINGO

The proposed capital of Ogoja State is meant to be in Ogoja. If Ogoja State is ever created, my wife, my children and I, will all be proudly from Ogoja State. Bonafide indigenes by all parameters, so I will not keep quiet over this matter. Ogoja, which is proposed to be our capital, currently has

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The Wagging Tails In Ogoja State Creation… BY AGBA JALINGO

Generally, animals tend to wag their tails when they are excited and expectant. It is usually a stimulus that notifies their caregiver of their immediate expectations. Many of these tails are gleefully wagging in the advocacy for the creation of Ogoja State. A project I have remained very nonchalant, disinterested and sometimes, even irritated about.

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After The Deed, How Do You Sleep At Night? BY AGBA JALINGO

October 12, 1972, a chartered Uruguayan Airforce plane conveying 45 members of the Christians Club rugby team, including their friends and family members from Montevideo, Uruguay, to Santiago, Chile, for an exhibition match against the Old Boys Club, an English rugby team in Santiago, crashed into the Andes Mountains in Argentina. For 72 days, the

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Call It Accountability Week… BY AGBA JALINGO

The past week has been very exhilarating for me for one major reason. How our representatives have unleashed their media aides to give an account of their various constituency interventions and projects. The week can rightly be called “accountability week” in Cross River State. Once we demanded that our representatives in the House of Reps

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The Politics Of Yakurr: A Shift In Loyalty And Leadership BY ENANG EJA

The unfolding dynamics in Yakurr’s politics bring to mind the tale “how the cookie crumbles,” a childhood story my father often narrated. This story perfectly mirrors the sudden shift within Yakurr’s political landscape, recently highlighted by an alleged meeting of loyal supporters of John Owan-Enoh with Senator Eteng Jonah Williams, Hon. Cyril Omini, and Hon.

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In 2025, Savings Won’t Make You Rich…BY AGBA JALINGO

The first month of 2025, is almost coming to an end. How are your finances doing? Are you saving them or are you investing them? I have tried to research and it has been difficult for me to find many credible examples of people who became rich by saving their money. Is that to say

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Anambra State Homeland Security Law 2025 And The Hypocrisy Of Soludo… BY AGBA JALINGO

The Anambra State Homeland Security Law 2025, which was recently signed by Governor Charles Soludo, is one legislation that is not only provocative, but can best be described as a piece of non-sense that lacked consultation because their target is obvious. Charles Soludo is a professor and a former Governor of the Central Bank of

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