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Advice To ‘Sweet Prince Of Calabar’ – Cross River Governor-Elect BY LAWRENCE BASSEY

I must start by thanking the Almighty God for you and congratulating you from the bottom of my heart on your victory on the March 18th, 2023 gubernatorial elections in Nigeria. Like most other things in our country, I know it was not easy. For this great feat, I can only say: “Itong uwem osong

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Ayade vs Jarigbe – What Is The Governor Looking For In The Tribunal? BY AGBA JALINGO

In 2011, you ran for the Cross River North Senatorial seat and got it on a platter of gold against more popular candidates. Both from your PDP primaries against more popular Paul Adah (now late), and Musa Adede, who was incumbent, as well as the opposition APP and ACN then, there were accusations of rampant

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Lessons From The Ants Colony… BY AGBA JALINGO

Western Exterminator is an American company that offers pest control services and they know their onions. I receive their regular bulletin which they share by mail and they recently gave us an article about the ant colony that should be a huge tenet for us. It encompasses nearly everything and leaves me wondering if we

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Celebrating A Friend And A Brother In Whom I’m Well Pleased BY LINUS OBOGO

Exactly 20 years (2003) this year, our paths, by sheer dint of fate, crossed. It was the birth of Nigeria’s first tabloid, The Sun newspaper. As crew members on the Sunday desk, overseen by one of the icons of the newspaper subsector of the media industry, the Indomitable Louis Odion, Christian and I crossed paths,

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Epistle Of Citizen Jalingo To His Brother In Peregrino… BY AGBA JALINGO

From birth hath the Lord taken delight in making thee King over thy people according to how thy heart always desireth. When thou wast little in thine own sight, thou didst raise a loud voice unto the Lord saying: “Thou oh Lord which spareth thy servant, I beseech thee, set thy servant upon the throne

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Cross River: Reality 2023-2027… BY AGBA JALINGO

  I personally think that moving forward, it should be clear to those going into office from 2023-2027, that the so-called automatic second term is now based on performance. If you don’t perform, you get fired! If the incoming Governor puts Cross River on the path of tangible development within the period, he will get

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As Prince Otu, Considers His Team … BY AGBA JALINGO

As Prince Otu, the Cross River Governor-Elect, prepares to take over from the outgoing Governor Ben Ayade, in 43 days, it is noteworthy that there is a multitude of both those who are working in the outgoing administration and another embellished and excited horde of “it is our turn” incomers, who are pressuring Prince Otu,

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May Prince Otu, Weather The Herculean Start BY AGBA JALINGO

The spotlight has shifted to the Cross River State Governor-Elect already. Expectedly, Prince Otu’s residence is the new mill for those who earn a living only from government houses. With only 50 days to go, the incumbent governor is spent and fizzled out and the newest hood is buzzing. That is nothing unusual after all.

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